Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection in a Patient with a Plantar Fascia Tear

We report the case of a 40-year-old female patient presenting with resistant heel pain attributable to plantar fascia rupture. She was treated with ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection, and her pain was decreased. Additionally, ultrasound was useful for diagnosis, intervention and follow...

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Published inJournal of the American Podiatric Medical Association Vol. 107; no. 6; p. 565
Main Authors Öztürk, Gökhan Tuna, Ulaşlı, Alper Murat
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.2017
Subjects
Adult
Aponeurosis
Fasciitis, Plantar - diagnosis
Fasciitis, Plantar - therapy
Female
Humans
Platelet-Rich Plasma
Rupture, Spontaneous
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Summary:We report the case of a 40-year-old female patient presenting with resistant heel pain attributable to plantar fascia rupture. She was treated with ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection, and her pain was decreased. Additionally, ultrasound was useful for diagnosis, intervention and follow-up of the patient.
ISSN:1930-8264
DOI:10.7547/16-153