ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021
Effects of intralesional pulsed radiofrequency treatment on pain in patients with calcaneal spur: results of 460 patients.
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- Comparative analysis of corticosteroid injection alone versus combined corticosteroid and radiofrequency ablation for plantar fasciitis: short- and medium-term outcomes.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Radiofrequency by the Topaz Technique for Chronic Plantar Fasciopathy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Comparison of the Short- and Long-Term Effects of Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation and Intralesional Cryoablation Treatments on Pain Management and Functional Recovery in Patients Diagnosed With Calcaneal Spur: Retrospective Study.Pain research & management · 2025Article
- Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis in Patients with Calcaneal Spurs: Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation or Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Key Considerations When Targeting a Heel Spur.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2023Review
- Outcomes of U-shaped internal fixation in the treatment of avulsion fracture of calcaneal tubercle.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the efficacy of intralesional pulsed radiofrequency (RF) in the treatment of calcaneal spur and the results of patients who underwent single and double sessions of RF treatment.
methodsThe population of this retrospective study consisted of 460 patients who were diagnosed with calcaneal spur with clinical examination and direct radiography. The Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale and The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score were used to determine the pain status and functional capacities of the patients. Posttreatment evaluation was carried out on average in the 6th week.
resultsThe study involved 460 patients, 76.9% of whom were female, with the average age of 50.8 ± 10.9 years in total. Of the patients 43% was given RF therapy in a single session, and 57% of them in double sessions. After the RF procedure, the number of patients whose pain decreased according to both AOFAS and Wong-Baker pain scoring systems increased statistically significantly (p < 0.001). There was a statistically significant increase in the AOFAS-pain scores and the total AOFAS scores and a significant decrease in the Wong Baker-pain scale after treatment. However, there was no significant change in treatment success with respect to the number of RF sessions. Although not statistically significant, the differences in the AOFAS-pain scores and in the total AOFAS scores were found to be higher in patients who underwent single session RF, while the difference in the Wong Baker-pain ranking was higher in patients who received double sessions RF.
conclusionIntralesional pulsed RF procedure can be preferred as a relatively less invasive method that does not have any serious complications in patients with persistent calcaneal spurs who do not respond to the use of oral anti-inflammatory drugs and shoe insoles, nor corticosteroid injection to the lesion area.
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