2023年6月8日 · Ultrasound-guided steroid injection has been shown to be effective in short-term (four-week) pain relief with reduced thickness of the plantar fascia at three months 2. A posterior tibial nerve block can be performed prior for a less painful plantar fascia injection.

2016年12月12日 · Sonographic characteristics of plantar fasciitis include PF thickening, loss of fibrillar structure, perifascial collections, calcifications and hyperaemia on Doppler imaging. Thickening and signal changes in the PF as well as oedema of adjacent soft tissues and bone marrow can be assessed on MRI.

Ultrasound imaging is commonly being used to measure the PF thickness, evaluate the efficacy of different treatments and a guide therapeutic technique in patients with PFS.

The image in A shows an anatomic specimen of the plantar fascia. In particular, the origins and the proximal tracts of the central and lateral bands of the plantar fascia can be seen. The two bands represent landmarks to identify with ultrasound the …

Musculoskeletal ultrasound is useful in diagnosing and treating plantar fasciitis. Under ultrasound guidance, corticosteroid can be accurately injected into (or around) the inflamed fascia, thus increasing the treatment success rate and decreasing the possible complications. REFERENCES

1996年10月1日 · MATERIALS AND METHODS: Both feet of 15 patients who had a clinical diagnosis of plantar fasciitis were evaluated with ultrasound (US) by using a 7.0-MHz linear-array transducer. Heel pain was unilateral in 11 patients and bilateral in four.

Ultrasound (US) imaging technique is increasingly being used to assess plantar fascia (PF) thickness, monitor the effect of different interventions and guide therapeutic interventions in patients with PFS.