Table 3 Comparison of plantar fascia hyperaemia classifications for PHP and control groups as measured by power Doppler ultrasound (hyperaemia graded from 1 to 4†)
From: Medical imaging for plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study | Group | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Count (%) | Count (%) | Count (%) | Count (%) |
McMillan et al., 2013 [35] | PHP group (n = 30) | 22 (73) | 5 (17) | 2 (7) | 1 (3) |
|  | Control group (n = 30) | 28 (93) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Walther et al., 2004 [41] | PHP group (n = 20) | 10 (50) | 2 (10) | 5 (25) | 3 (15) |
|  | Control group (n = 20) | 19 (95) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |