Ultrasound-guided injection for plantar fasciitis: A brief review.
Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a distressing condition experienced by many patients. Although self-limiting, it tends to become a chronic ailment if the precipitating factors are not addressed. One of the modality of treating PF is intra-lesional corticosteroid injection. This was done using palpation technique earlier but nowadays many specialists use ultrasound (US) imaging as a guide to give injection accurately instead of inadvertently damaging the plantar fascia or injecting into surrounding soft tissue, both of which can have serious implications. We did a literature search in Medline, Scopus, and Embase databases to find out articles describing US-guided corticosteroid injection for treating PF and whether guided injection was effective than injection given by palpation.
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Citizens Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
A S
AS
Nair
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Citizens Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
R K
RK
Sahoo
Chronic pain; corticosteroid; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents; plantar fasciitis; tendinopathy; ultrasonography