Prichasuk S
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1994 Jan;76(1):140-2.
A study of heel-pad thickness and compressibility using lateral radiographs, loaded and unloaded by body-weight, was carried out on 70 patients with plantar heel pain and 200 normal subjects. The heel-pad thickness and the compressibility index (resistance to compression) were greater in the patients than in normal subjects and significantly increased with age. In normal subjects, the thickness was greater in males than in females, but there was no significant difference in the compressibility. Increased weight led to an increase in heel-pad thickness and compressibility index. The body mass index was greater in patients with plantar heel pain than in normal subjects and 40% of the patients were considered to be overweight. Increase in the compressibility index indicates loss of elasticity and an increased tendency to develop plantar heel pain.
对70例足底足跟痛患者和200名正常受试者进行了一项研究，利用负重和非负重状态下的侧位X线片测量足跟垫厚度和可压缩性。患者的足跟垫厚度和可压缩指数（抗压性）均高于正常受试者，且随年龄显著增加。在正常受试者中，男性的足跟垫厚度大于女性，但可压缩性无显著差异。体重增加导致足跟垫厚度和可压缩指数增加。足底足跟痛患者的体重指数高于正常受试者，40%的患者被认为超重。可压缩指数增加表明弹性丧失，发生足底足跟痛的倾向增加。
