Haake, Michael and Buch, Mathias and Schoellner, Carsten and Goebel, Felix and Vogel, Martin and Mueller, Ingo and Hausdorf, Joerg and Zamzow, Karin and Schade-Brittinger, Carmen and Mueller, Hans-Helge (2003) Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis: randomised controlled multicentre trial. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 327 (7406). pp. 75-77. ISSN 0959-535X
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Objective To determine the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy compared with placebo in the treatment of chronic plantar fascilitis. Design Randomised, blinded, multicentre trial with parallel group design. Setting Nine hospitals and one outpatient clinic in Germany. Participants 272 patients with chronic plantar fasciitis recalcitrant to conservative therapy for at least six months: 135 patients were allocated extracorporeal shock wave therapy and 137 were allocated placebo. Main outcome measures Primary end point was the success rate 12 weeks after intervention based on the Roles and Maudsley score. Secondary end points encompassed subjective pain ratings and walking ability up to a year after the last intervention. Results The primary end point could be assessed in 94% (n=257) of patients. The success rate 12 weeks after intervention was 34% (n=46) in the. extracorporeal shock wave therapy group and 30% (n=41) in the placebo group (95% confidence interval - 8.0% to 15.1%). No difference was found in the secondary end points. Few side effects were reported. Conclusions Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is ineffective in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PAINFUL HEEL; ESWT; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Orthopädie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2021 09:08 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2021 09:08 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/38824 |
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