title: Effect of scalpel debridement on the pain associated with plantar hyperkeratosis.
abstract: Seventy-nine subjects from 14 centers in eight English National Health Service Trusts recorded their levels of preoperative and postoperative pain and perceived change in pain on 100-mm visual analog scales before and after scalpel debridement of painful plantar hyperkeratosis. A significant reduction in pain was reported following treatment, and there were highly significant differences between the preoperative and postoperative scores. There were no age- or sex-related differences in any of the preoperative, postoperative, or perceived-change scores. The objective data support the anecdotal evidence that scalpel debridement of painful plantar hyperkeratosis is immediately effective in the palliative management of such patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Podiatry, University of Western Sydney-Macarthur, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Redmond
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vernon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007645:Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010166:Palliative Care