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First published 2026-4

Early Full Weight-Bearing After Calcaneal Fracture Using a Heel-Unloader Orthosis: Equivalent Radiographic Outcomes Compared to Traditional Cast Treatment

Verena Hecht, Fabian Krause, Helen Anwander

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

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Research article

First published 2024-7

Effect of Height and Weight on Heel Fat Pad Movements Between Microchamber and Macrochamber Layers in Loading and Unloading

Toshihiro Maemichi, Masatomo Matsumoto, Toshiharu Tsutsui [...]

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

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Research article

First published 2021-2

A novel simplified biomechanical assessment of the heel pad during foot plantarflexion

Ukadike C Ugbolue, Emma L Yates, Keir E Rowland [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

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Research article

First published 2024-4

Functional Morphologic Changes of the Heel Fat Pad and Plantar Fascia in Patients With Heel Pain During Weightbearing and Nonweightbearing

Toshihiro Maemichi, Masatomo Matsumoto, Toshiharu Tsutsui [...]

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

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First published 1985-3

Achillodynia and loss of heel pad shock absorbency

Uffe Jørgensen

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

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First published 1999-10

The Mechanical Properties of the Heel Pad in Unilateral Plantar Heel Pain Syndrome

Wen-Chung Tsai, Chung-Li Wang, Tsz-Ching Hsu [...]

Foot & Ankle International

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First published 2001-8

The Relationship of the Heel Pad Compressibility and Plantar Pressure Distribution

Ulunay Kanatli, Haluk Yetkin, Aykin Simsek [...]

Foot & Ankle International

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First published 1998-7

The effects of asymmetric load carrying on selected parameters of gait

Dalia Zwick, Raymond Czajkowski, Anup Dhage [...]

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

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First published 2001-6

Pneumatic Bracing and Total Contact Casting Have Equivocal Effects on Plantar Pressure Relief

Heather D. Hartsell, Chris Fellner, Charles L. Saltzman

Foot & Ankle International

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First published 1997-12

The Mechanism of Plantar Unloading in Total Contact Casts: Implications for Design and Clinical Use

Jonathan E. Shaw, Wei-Li Hsi, Jan S. Ulbrecht [...]

Foot & Ankle International

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