Plantar Aponeurosis

I n normal conditions, blood flow signals are not visible at the enthesis of the plantar aponeurosis with power Doppler imaging and contrast-enhanced US (Morel et al. 2005). 

Plantar fibromatosis is a benign condition characterized by focal nodular enlargement of the plantar aponeurosis due to local proliferation of fibrous tissue. Its origin is unknown and it was first described by Dupuytren in 1839, who noted an association with palmar fibromatosis (Dupuytren 1839). This condition is also known as Ledderhose disease after the eponymous doctor who reported more than 50 cases in 1897 (Ledderhose 1897). Patients present with... 

Theodorou DJ, Theodorou SJ, Farooki S et al (2001) Disorders of the plantar aponeurosis a spectrum of MR imaging findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol 176 97-104... 

From the medial tubercle of the calcaneus and the deep surface of the plantar aponeurosis. 

The electrode is inserted midway between the third metatarsal head (MH-3) and the calcaneus (C) to the plantar aponeurosis and then withdrawn slightly. 

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