Percutaneous Bipolar Radiofrequency Microdebridement for Recalcitrant Proximal Plantar Fasciosis

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-170

  Sorensen, Matthew D ^a   Hyer, Christopher F ^b   Philbin, Terrence M ^c  

^a Summit Orthopedics   (United States)

^b ORTHOPEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE CENTER   (United States)

^c Fellowship Trained Foot and Ankle Surgeon   (United States)

Author keywords

4; Fasciitis; Foot; Heel pain; Surgery; Topaz

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE SOCIETY SCORE; ARTICLE; BRACE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCUTANEOUS BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY MICRODEBRIDEMENT; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECALCITRANT PROXIMAL PLANTAR FASCIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLINTING; TENDINITIS;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIA; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79951876385     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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