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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2020

Comparison of the therapeutic outcomes between open plantar fascia release and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of intractable plantar fasciitis.

Yusong Yuan, Yuan Qian, Hao Lu, Yuhui Kou, Yangbo Xu, Hailin Xu

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yusong YuanDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedics, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, 11th Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, China.
Yuan QianDepartment of Trauma Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Hao LuDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedics, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, 11th Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, China.
Yuhui KouDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedics, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, 11th Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, China.
Yangbo XuDepartment of Bone and Joint Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hailin XuDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedics, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, 11th Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, China. xuhailinfa@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-3852
Peking University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CNQingdao University · CN

Funding

Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Project Z181100001718159National Key Research and Development Program of China 2016YFC1101604the Ministry of Education Innovation Program of China No. IRT_16R01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeel pain is one of the most common complaints in foot and ankle clinic, and one of the leading causes of heel pain is plantar fasciitis.

methodsA retrospective analysis was carried out in 31 cases (39 feet) of patients with intractable plantar fasciitis. In the enrolled 26 cases, 16 patients (19 feet) received open plantar fascia release, and the other 15 patients (20 feet) received percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. The surgical results were assessed by visual analog scale (VAS) and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Ankle-Hindfoot Scale (AOFAS-AH) before and after surgery in all patients.

resultsAll 31 patients were followed up successfully, with a mean follow-up time of 58.77 months. There were no differences of patient's demographics and characteristics information between the two groups. The average operative time of the feet in the open plantar fascia release is longer than that in the percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. Furthermore, the percutaneous radiofrequency ablation group had a shorter recovery time to normal activity than the open plantar fascia release group. There were no differences of postoperative VAS scores and the AOFAS-AH scores between the two groups. All patients reported satisfaction after either operation.

conclusionThe symptoms of pain and limb function were significantly improved in patients both of the partial plantar fascia release treated group and the percutaneous radiofrequency ablation treated group. The two types of surgical procedures shared the same long-term curative effects. However, percutaneous radiofrequency ablation was a better technique from the point of shorter operative time and postoperative recovery time.

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AdultAgedAponeurosisCatheter AblationFasciitis, PlantarFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrthopedic ProceduresPain MeasurementRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeIntractable plantar fasciitisOpen plantar fascia releasePercutaneous radiofrequency ablation

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