Conventional radiographs were performed using the sagittal view for the heel and both the sagittal and the anteroposterior view for the knee.
US/PD examinations were performed with the patients lying prone and their feet hanging relaxed over the edge of the examination table.
MRI examinations were performed in T1-sequences before and after injection of contrast agent (gadolinium), with a slice thickness of 3–4 mm and sagittal, coronal and axial slice orientation, according to the standard protocol of our hospital.
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