POSTERIOR CALCANEAL SPUR LENGTH AND ANGLE ARE PREDICTORS OF PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION IN INSERTIONAL ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY

MUSTAFA DİNÇ, ÖMER CEVDET SOYDEMİR, RECEP KARASU, BİLAL AYKAÇ, HÜNKAR ÇAĞDAŞ BAYRAK

The European Research Journal - 2025;11(5):966-976

Objectives: This study aimed to quantitatively evaluate the clinical impact of posterior calcaneal spur (PoCS) morphology, specifically spur length and inclination angle, in patients with insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT).