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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 89, Issue 2 81-88, Copyright © 1999 by American Podiatric Medical Association

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Long-term follow-up of heel spur surgery. A 10-year retrospective study

PK Vohra, RJ Giorgini, E Sobel, CJ Japour, MA Villalba and T Rostkowski
Division of Surgery, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York, USA.

A comparative retrospective study of 48 open heel spur surgeries and 20 endoscopic plantar fasciotomies was conducted involving 59 patients over a 10-year period. There was a significant reduction in heel pain at the time of follow-up (average, 3 years) for both groups. Overall, 85% of procedures were associated with patient satisfaction with the results, and patients said that they would recommend heel spur surgery for relief of severe heel pain in 94% of cases. Factors influencing the postoperative outcome, such as duration of preoperative symptoms, extent of conservative care, and obesity, are discussed.


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