| Autor: |
Jeroen C, van Egmond, Stefan J M, Breugem, Marcel, Driessen, Daniel J, Bruijn |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Acta orthopaedica Belgica. 81(2) |
| ISSN: |
0001-6462 |
| Popis: |
Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. Diverse non-operative treatment options are available. The purpose of this study was to determine if a single platelet-rich-plasma injection at the origin of the plantar fascia in patients with plantar fasciitis gives a functional improvement. Patients with plantar fasciitis and failed conservative treatment were included in this retrospective study. Included patients were sent four questionnaires after platelet-rich-plasma injection. Primary outcome is functional improvement, determined by foot function index in which lower scores correlates with a better foot function. A total of 61 feet in 58 patients were included. The median foot function index before treatment was 69.4 and after treatment 31.8, which is a significant decrease. In 80.3% of the patients the foot function index decreased. Therefore platelet-rich-plasma injection seems to be effective in treatment of patients with plantar fasciitis when conservative treatment failed. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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