A Study of Prognostic Factors of Conservative Treatment in Plantar Fasciitis.
- Author:
Hyun Woo PARK
1
;
In Tak CHU
;
Sung Su HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea. m3artist@daum.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Plantar fasciitis;
Conservative treatment;
Prognostic factor;
Heel pain
- MeSH:
Age of Onset;
Fasciitis, Plantar*;
Foot;
Heel Spur;
Humans;
Prognosis
- From:Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
2007;11(1):57-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We analyzed to find out prognostic factors in the conservative treatment for the plantar fasciitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data were collected from 145 patients, 159 feet (M:F = 51:108) with conservative treatment and analyzed for possible prognostic factors : sex, age of onset, the duration of symptom before treatment, pain score before treatment, the duration for symptom remission, medication period, calcaneal pitch angle, and presence of calcaneal spur. RESULTS: The duration of symptom before conservative treatment is affected to the prognosis, and the borderline of the effective period was about 6 months. CONCLUSION: With the conservative treatment of the plantar fasciitis, we found that (1) the duration of symptom before the conservative treatment was a prognostic factor, and (2) if the period before the conservative treatment was more than 6 months, the other treatment option such as surgery should be considered for this chronic group.
