Endocrine Abstracts

Obesity is a risk factor for calcaneal spur (CS) formation which is supposed to originate from chronic plantar fasciitis. But histological findings support the thesis that ‘plantar fasciitis’ is a degenerative fasciosis without inflammation. Diabetes mellitus may contribute to the risk of CS by decreased ability of tissue repair and increased reactive ossification. Thus, we aimed to determine CS incidence in asymptomatic obese subjects with and without type 2 diabete...