Ultrasonographic analysis of local steroid injection in plantar fasciitis

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to investigate the value of ultrasonographic examination in the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis and the demonstration of the changes in the plantar fascia following local steroid injection. Twenty patients with clinical diagnosis of plantar fasciitis and 20 normal subjects were studied prospectively. Ultrasound examination was performed using ATL apogee 800 [USA] with 11 MHz linear array transducer. The ultrasonographic examination of plantar fascia was easy and quick to perform. It was suggested that ultrasound should be the screening procedure of choice in heel pain. Local steroid injection proved to be clinically safe and effective in the treatment of plantar fasciitis