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Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Effect of extracorporeal shock waves on calcaneal bone spurs.
- Gregory P Lee, John A Ogden, and G Lee Cross.
- Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA.
- Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Dec 1; 24 (12): 927-30.
AbstractIn a prospective study of 435 patients with chronic proximal plantar fasciitis, 283 (65%) had an inferior calcaneal bone spur of variable size evident prior to treatment with electrohydraulic high-energy extracorporeal shock waves (ESW). This included 308 patients who received extracorporeal shock wave treatments and 127 placebo (sham control) patients. At both initial (3 months) and final (12 months) evaluations after receiving ESW, no patient who received shock wave applications had significant disappearance or change in the radiographic appearance of the heel spur. Clinical outcome after ESW was satisfactory in 168 patients (82%) with a radiographically demonstrable inferior heel spur and in 81 patients (79%) without such a heel spur. The results showed no correlation between the presence or absence of the heel spur and the eventual treatment outcome.
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