"Heel" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The back (or posterior) of the foot in PRIMATES, found behind the ankle and distal to the toes.
| Descriptor ID |
D006365
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.378.610.250.510
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heel" by people in Profiles.
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Ahmad J, Karim A, Daniel JN. Relationship and Classification of Plantar Heel Spurs in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis. Foot Ankle Int. 2016 Sep; 37(9):994-1000.
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Pinzone MR, Castronuovo D, Di Gregorio A, Celesia BM, Gussio M, Borderi M, Maggi P, Santoro CR, Madeddu G, Cacopardo B, Nunnari G. Heel quantitative ultrasound in HIV-infected patients: a cross-sectional study. Infection. 2016 Apr; 44(2):197-203.
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Taweel NR, Raikin SM. Heel lipoma mimicking plantar fasciitis in a ballroom dancer. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2015 Mar-Apr; 54(2):251-3.
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Al-Daraji WI, Miettinen M. Superficial acral fibromyxoma: a clinicopathological analysis of 32 tumors including 4 in the heel. J Cutan Pathol. 2008 Nov; 35(11):1020-6.
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Besser M, Marpet M, Medoff H. Barefoot-pedestrian tribometry: in vivo method of measurement of available friction between the human heel and the walkway. Ind Health. 2008 Jan; 46(1):51-8.
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Lemont H, Brady J. Infant heel nodules. Calcification of epidermal cysts. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2002 Feb; 92(2):112-3.
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Giannini BS, Ceccarelli F, Benedetti MG, Catani F, Faldini C. Surgical treatment of flexible flatfoot in children a four-year follow-up study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2001; 83-A Suppl 2 Pt 2:73-9.