Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Chronic Proximal Plantar Fasciitis: Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blinded, Multicenter Intervention Trial

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 196-210

  Malay, D Scot ^a   Pressman, Martin M ^a   Assili, Amir ^a   Kline, Jason T ^a   York, Shane ^a   Buren, Ben ^a   Heyman, Eugene R ^a   Borowsky, Pam ^a   LeMay, Carley ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT); heel pain; Orthospec; proximal plantar fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HEEL; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745497004     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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