5. Outcome Parameters
CIA, calcification, pain
CALCAR CALCANEI
The pain intensity was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) [The calcification size was measured in millimeters with X-ray diagnostics. Imaging the calcar calcanei was performed by applying the standard X-ray technique for the ankle, with the patient standing upright and the X-ray beam spread vertically. Thus, the images show all the elements of the ankle (distal tibia, talus, and calcaneus). The size and angle of each abnormality of the calcaneus, which was registered as a calcar calcanei, were measured. The measurement of the size of the calcar calcanei was performed via the calcaneal inclination angle (CIA), the lateral talocalcaneal angle (LTCA), the Böhler angle (BA), and the Gissane angle [All the results were statistically processed with the IBM SPSS Statistics 22 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) software package.