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Plantar Fascia Rupture: Ultrasound to Facilitate Recognition

Jessica T. Servey and Christopher Jonas
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2018, 31 (2) 282-285; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170268
Jessica T. Servey
From the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD.
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From the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD.
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