title: Plantar fasciotomy for intractable plantar fasciitis: clinical results and biomechanical evaluation.
abstract: Thirteen consecutive patients underwent plantar fasciotomy in 16 feet for intractable plantar fasciitis and had follow-up from 4.5 to 15 years. Plantar fasciotomy was successful (good or excellent results) for 71% of the 14 feet operated on and for which follow-up data were available. However, time to full recovery was prolonged, additional treatment was frequently required, and abnormalities of foot function persisted. Flattening of the longitudinal arch occurred. Dynamic force-plate studies showed differences in peak vertical, fore-aft, and lateral-medial forces between patients and matched controls. More rapid progression of weightbearing along the longitudinal axis of the foot during stance phase in patients indicated avoidance of heel loading.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Kitaoka
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Chao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography