Academic literature on the topic 'Fasciite plantar'

Background: Ultrasound is a widely used diagnostic tool for patients with plantar fasciitis. However, the lack of standardization during the measurement for plantar fascia thickness has made it challenging to understand the etiology of plantar fasciitis, as well as identify risk factors, such as gender. The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences regarding plantar fascia thickness while controlling for metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint position in the healthy and those with unilateral plantar fasciitis. Methods: Forty participants (20 with unilateral plantar fasciitis and 20 controls) with plantar fascia thickness (mean age, 44.8 ± 12.2 years) participated in this study. The majority were females (n = 26, 65%). Plantar fascia thickness was measured via ultrasound 3 times at 3 different MTP joint positions: (1) at rest, (2) at 30 degrees of extension, and (3) at maximal extension. Results: When comparing gender differences, the males in the plantar fasciitis group had a significantly thicker plantar fascia than the females ( P = .048, η2 = 2.35). However, no significant differences were observed between healthy males and females. The males with unilateral plantar fasciitis also had significantly thicker asymptomatic plantar fasciae collectively compared with controls ( P < .05), whereas females with unilateral plantar fasciitis had a similar but not significant change. Conclusion: It appears that healthy males and females have similar plantar fascia thickness. However, as plantar fasciitis develops, males tend to develop thicker plantar fasciae than their female counterparts, which could have future treatment implications. Level of Evidence: Level III, case-control comparative study.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate plantar fasciae of healthy subjects and patients with plantar fasciitis by shear wave velocity (SWV) and stiffness with correlation to B-Mode and color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) and to establish cut-off values. Methods: This observational study was conducted with the approval of the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) of our institution. 108 unilateral plantar fasciae were evaluated by including 87 consecutive patients (mean age 51.7; range: 29–82) (66 women and 21 men) with plantar fasciitis and 21 asymptomatic age matched healthy volunteers (mean age 47.3; range: 32–58) (15 women and 6 men). All patients were prospectively imaged between July 2018 and March 2019. B-mode US was used to measure thickness and CDUS to grade vascularity. SWE measurements were repeated 3 times and mean was used for statistical analysis. Results: Mean SWV value in healthy subjects was 6.94 m/s and in patients 4.98 m/s with a mean stiffness value of 152.88 kPa and 93.54 kPa respectively (p < 0.001). For SWV a cut-off value of 6.16 m/s had a specificity of 80.95% and sensitivity of 79.31%. For stiffness a cut-off value of 125.57 kPa had a specificity of 80.95% and sensitivity of 80.46%. No correlation to CDUS was found. The mean thickness of healthy fascias was 3.3 mm (range 2.4–3.9) compared to 6.1 mm (range 2.0–22.0) in plantar fasciitis (p < 0.001) with no correlation to SWV or to stiffness (r² = 0.02, p = 0.06). Conclusion: SWE allows quantitative assessment of plantar fascia stiffness, which decreases in patients with plantar fasciitis. No correlation to the thickness of the plantar fascia was found, therefore it represents an independent factor for the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis and could be helpful in addition to thickness measurement in unclear cases.

Introducción: La fascitis plantar, descrita, por primera vez, por Plettner, es la causa más común de dolor en el talón. Su etiología continúa en estudio, participan factores anatómicos, como el acortamiento de la flexión plantar, y relacionados con el aumento de peso. Si bien no se ha publicado cuál es el mejor tratamiento para este cuadro, se recomienda el tratamiento conservador temprano. El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar tres métodos de tratamiento de la fascitis plantar.Materiales y Métodos: Entre marzo de 2016 y marzo de 2017, se trató a 90 pacientes con fascitis plantar, quienes fueron divididos en tres grupos, según el tratamiento recibido: grupo A o de control, ejercicios de elongación de la fascia plantar; grupo B, infiltración corticoanestésica y ejercicios de elongación de la fascia plantar, y grupo C, infiltración con solución salina y ejercicios de elongación de la fascia plantar. Resultados: Se mencionan los resultados comparativos sobre la base de la edad, el lado afectado, las enfermedades previas, la forma del pie, las cirugías previas del pie, el dolor posinfiltración, la escala analógica visual: grupo A: 0,73; grupo B: 1,03, grupo C: 2,7 y el tiempo hasta el retorno a la actividad previa: grupo A: 19.1 días, grupo B: 12.63 días, grupo C: 15.12 días. Conclusiones: Nuestro estudio demuestra que los tres tratamientos para la fascitis plantar son eficaces. La recuperación fue más rápida en los pacientes tratados con infiltración corticoanestésica, con un bajo número de complicaciones, pero sin diferencias a largo plazo. AbstractIntroduction: Plantar fasciitis, described for the first time by Plettner, is the most common cause of heel pain. In the etiology of this pathology under study, involved anatomical factors such as shortening of plantar flexion and related to weight gain. Although the current treatment does not exist in the current literature, the early start of conservative treatment has been recommended. The objective of the present study is to compare 3 treatment methods of plantar fasciitis. Materials and Methods: Between March 2016 and March 2017, 90 patients with plantar fasciitis were treated. They were divided into 3 groups based on the treatment performed. Group A or control: plantar fascia elongation exercises, Group B: anesthetic cortical infiltration and elongation exercises of plantar fascia and Group C: infiltration with saline solution and elongation exercises of plantar fascia.Results: Comparative results are mentioned based on age, affected side, previous pathologies, foot shape, previous foot surgeries, post infiltration pain, analogous visual scale Group A: 0.73 Group B: 1.03 Group C: 2.7 and return time a previous activity Group A: 19.1 days Group B: 12.63 days Group C: 15.12 days.Conclusions: Our study shows that the three treatments for PF are effective, seeing a recovery in less time to patients treated with anesthetic cortical infiltration with a low number of complications but no long-term differences.

Latar Belakang: Sebuah penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Suzan, ditemukan bahwa fasciitis plantaris menyumbang 41,5% masalah pada kasus musculoskeletal di setiap pusat perawatan tersier di California, Amerika Serikat. Menurut data yang diperoleh dari laporan bulanan poli rehab medik Rumah Sakit Tentara Bhakti Wira Tamtama Semarang Jawa Tengah pada tahun 2017 angka pasien yang mengalami fasciitis plantaris pada bulan januari sampai bulan Desember terdapat 67 pasien yang mengalami kasus fasciitis plantaris tersebut.
 Tujuan: untuk mengetahui pengaruh infrared, ultrasound dan terapi latihan dalam membantu untuk mengurangi nyeri tekan dan gerak, meningkatkan nilai kekuatan otot dan meningkatkan aktivitas fungsional sendi ankle pada pasien fasciitis plantaris.
 Hasil: hasil pengujian didapatkan bahwa nilai sig (2tailed) untuk nilai VAS sebesar 0,004, nilai MMT plantar fleksi engkel sebesar 0,007, nilai MMT dorsal fleksi engkel sebesar 0,000 dan nilai skor total FADI sebesar 0, 006 berada pada < 0,05 sebagai batas kritis penilaian signifikansi, maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. Hal tersebut berarti terjadi perubahan yang signifikan meliputi penurunan derajat nyeri, peningkatan kekuatan otot untuk gerakan dorsal fleksi dan plantar fleksi engkel dan peningkatan kemampuan aktivitas fungsional partisipan.
 Kesimpulan: penggunaan dengan modalitas infrared, ultrasound dan terapi latihan berupa stretching, towel stretch, stretch and scroll serta latihan penguatan pada kasus plantar fascitis dengan jumlah partisipan sebanyak 8 orang terbukti efektif mengurangi derajat nyeri, meningkatkan kekuatan otot engkel untuk gerakan plantar fleksi dan dorsal fleksi serta meningkatkan kemampuan aktivitas fungsional kaki partisipan.

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of chronic heel pain in adults, affecting both young active patients and older sedentary individuals. It results from repetitive stress to the plantar fascia at its origin on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus and is often associated with gastrocnemius tightness. The diagnosis can be made clinically with a focused history and physical examination; imaging is reserved for atypical presentations and those that do not respond to initial treatment. The most common presenting symptom is aching plantar heel pain, which is worst with first step in the morning or after periods of rest. Diagnosis is confirmed with point tenderness at the origin of the plantar fascia on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus. Initial treatment consists of activity modification, anti-inflammatory medication, gastrocnemius and plantar fascia stretching, and an in-shoe orthosis that lifts and cushions the heel. These nonoperative treatments lead to complete resolution of pain in 90% of patients but can take 3-6 months. Patients who remain symptomatic despite a 6-month trial of nonoperative therapy may be considered for minimally invasive treatment or surgery. Platelet-rich plasma injections and therapeutic ultrasound are among a number of minimally invasive treatments that stimulate the body’s healing response. Corticosteroid injections temporarily relieve pain, but may increase the risk of plantar fascia rupture and fat pad atrophy. Botulinum toxin injections relax the calf muscles, which decreases the stress in the plantar fascia. Operative treatments include gastrocnemius recession and medial head of gastrocnemius release, which decrease the stress on the plantar fascia and partial planter fasciotomy, which stimulates a healing response. Level of Evidence: Level V, expert opinion.

Category: Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: Plantar fasciitis and achilles tendonopathy are two of the most common foot and ankle overuse conditions encountered in clinical practice. Several recent studies have shown isolated gastrocnemius recession to be a viable treatment option for these conditions when conservative management has failed. Patient outcomes have primarily been assessed through pain and functionality scores. While pain improvement and motion restoration are of utmost importance, plantar flexion power and endurance are also key to patients’ ability to return to everyday activities. Here, we assess patient outcome scores of individuals that underwent gastrocnemius recession for plantar fascitis and achilles tendonopathy to see if surgery was beneficial. Methods: We reviewed 160 patients who underwent isolated gastrocnemius recession for chronic plantar fasciitis and achilles tendinopathy by a single surgeon from June 2011 to August 2018. Data was collected regarding patient pre-operative and post- operative pain scores at 3 months, 1 year, and final follow-up, and post-operative PROMIS physical function (PF), pain interference (PI), and depression (D) t-scores at final follow-up. We also collected data regarding time to full weight bearing, time to 50% and 100% pain relief, time to return to work, time to return to ADL, and time for patient to be out of boot. The patient population was then stratified by preoperative diagnosis and if patients received formal physical therapy. The cohorts consisted of patients that had plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinosis, or a combination of both. The other cohorts were patients that received formal physical therapy and those that did not receive physical therapy. Results: The average preopeartive VAS score fot plantar fasciitis Achilles tendinosis and a combination of both was 4.27 4.10 and 4.93 respectively. For patients that had 3 month follow up (96) all three cohorts saw a decrease in VAS scores at 3 months (1.98, 1.50, and 1.80 respectively). Patients who received physical therapy saw a larger decrease in VAS scores (2.05 vs 1.03 respectively). Patients in all three groups were able to be fully weight baring within 30 days. 20.27 days in the plantar fasciitis, 19.25 for Achilles tendinopathy, and 28.3 days in the combination cohort. Patients with Achillis tendinosis had were able to get out of their boot the fastest (29.75 days). PROMIS scores were similar across all cohorts. Conclusion: This study is the first to complete a through evaluation of patient outcomes after gastrocnemius recession. Additionally, the study is one of the largest cohorts. This study helps to confirm that the surgery is beneficial for both plantar fasciitis and achilles tendinosis. In all cohorts patients pain improved with surgical intervention despite preoperative diagnosis and physical therapy status. Additionally, PROMIS scores across all of the patients were similar and did not indicate any signifcant decreases in physical function or increases in pain. [Table: see text]

Objective: This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a surgery (plantar fasciotomy) to treat plantar fasciitis using the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) questionnaire. Methods: Patients were retrospectively identified using their postoperative orthopedic (medical) records after receiving medial plantar fasciotomy for plantar fasciitis between 1997 and 2009. Results: A significant difference was observed between the pre- and postoperative AOFAS score; this result indicates that patient health improved after the fasciotomy to treat plantar fasciitis. Conclusions: A strength of this study was its long follow-up time of patients undergoing plantar fasciotomy to treat plantar fasciitis. This surgery is indicated for patients with chronic plantar fasciitis after 6 months without response to conservative treatment. Level of Evidence IV; Therapeutic Studies; Case Series.

Introdução: A fáscia plantar é um tecido fibroso localizado ao longo da planta do pé, que se estende do calcanhar até a base dos metatarsos, com função de sustentação do arco plantar. Uma das principais afecções que ocorrem na fascia plantar é a Fasciíte plantar (FP). Trata-se de inflamação que ocorre devido a um estresse excessivo como impactos, microtraumas repetitivos e processos degenerativos no local de origem da fáscia. Dentre as opções terapêuticas para o tratamento da FP, o método de escolha geralmente é o tratamento conservador, pois, tem se obtido resultados satisfatórios em cerca de 90% dos pacientes, reduzindo ou abolindo a dor. Nesse cenário, uma das técnicas que vem sendo cada vez mais utilizada para a forma crônica da FP é a terapia por ondas de choque (TOC) extracorpórea, tendo como objetivo promover a cicatrização do tecido inflamado. Objetivo: Verificar e descrever o efeito da terapia por ondas de choque extracorpórea no tratamento da dor em indivíduos com Fasciíte plantar crônica. Método: Foi realizado uma pesquisa nas bases de dados PubMed, Scielo e Lilacs, entre os anos 2016 e 2018 nos idiomas inglês e português. Resultados: Do total de 146 foram incluídos nesse estudo dez artigos que atenderam aos critérios de inclusão e exclusão. Conclusão: A aplicação de TOC parece ser uma alternativa para o manejo da FP crônica com benefícios no controle da dor. Contudo, quando comparada a outras terapias como ultrassom, radiofrequência, laser de baixa intensidade e exercícios domiciliares os resultados foram similares para o desfecho da dor.