[Efficacy of water knife needle release combined with bone peptide injection for heel pain].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy of water knife needle release combined with bone peptide injection in the management of heel pain.


METHODS
Thirty-five patients with unilateral heel pain were treated with water knife needle release and bone peptide injection under local anesthesia. The deep tissue with the tenderness was released in the operation, and the result was evaluated 1 week after the surgery to decide whether to conduct another surgery. No more than 3 treatment sessions were administered. The efficacy was evaluated according to nimodipine method by the principles of Chinese clinical drug guidance, and the complications of the surgery were observed.


RESULTS
Six months after the surgery, 28 cases had excellent results, 3 had good outcomes, 2 showed improvement, and 2 failed to respond favorably, with a rate of good and excellent result of 94.2%. No adverse side effect was recorded in the follow up of the patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Water needle knife release combined with bone peptide injection can produce a good result in the treatment of heel pain.
Chen
Wen-zhi
WZ
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of TCM, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Shen
Qing-liang
QL
Wang
Hui-min
HM
Wu
Han-qing
HQ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles