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AUTHOR
Sebastián Truyols-domínguez
Prospective Randomized Trial of Electrolysis for Chronic Plantar Heel Pain
Background: Chronic plantar heel pain (CPHP) is a common condition with high prevalence rates and a projected cost of treatment of US$192 to US$376 million. There are several therapeutic approaches and there is increased interest in treatments aimed at the regeneration of tissues with poor healing potential. Our purpose was to investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle electrolysis in chronic plantar heel pain. Methods: A total of 73 patients with a clinical and ultrasonographic diagnosis of plantar heel pain unrelated to systemic inflammatory disease who had not received any other treatment in the previous 6 months on the affected foot were randomly allocated to…
FAI773998-ICMJE – Supplemental material for Prospective Randomized Trial of Electrolysis for Chronic Plantar Heel Pain
Supplemental material, FAI773998-ICMJE for Prospective Randomized Trial of Electrolysis for Chronic Plantar Heel Pain by Tom�s Fern�ndez-Rodr�guez, �lvaro Fern�ndez-Rolle, Sebasti�n Truyols-Dom�nguez, Jose C. Ben�tez-Mart�nez and Jose Casa�a-Granell in Foot & Ankle International