is a condition that affects the entheses (the sites where tendons or ligaments insert into the bone). The entheses are any point of attachment of skeletal muscles to the bone, where recurring stress or inflammatory autoimmune disease can cause inflammation. One of the primary entheses involved in inflammatory autoimmune disease is at the heel, particularly the Achilles tendon. It is associated with plantar fasciitis and HLA B27 arthropathies like AS and PsA.
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