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Plantar Heel Pain Is Not Associated With Fatty Infiltration of the Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

Chen JSC; Osborne JWA; Menz HB; Abbott M; Munteanu SE; Entwisle T; Connell DA; Landorf KB · 2026 · Journal of foot and ankle research

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Abstract (excerpt)

Background Fatty infiltration, or fatty atrophy, of the abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle of the foot is proposed to be associated with entrapment of the first branch of the lateral plantar nerve (i.e., Baxter's neuropathy) as part of…

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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1002/jfa2.70155