Plantar fascial release.
The author reviews the literature for the possible etiology and the conservative and surgical treatment alternatives for mechanically induced plantar heel pain. A long-term retrospective study on a plantar fascial release surgery performed on patients with recalcitrant plantar heel pain, all of whom were unresponsive to conservative therapy, is presented.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006365:Heel / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome