Is the percutaneous ultrasound (US) guided approach effective in the treatment of painful plantar fasciitis?

Purpose: Plantar fasciitis is an annoying and widespread pathology. So far, no therapy has been indicated as a standard of reference for such affection. Therefore, the purpose of our work is to describe a clinical and technical approach to US-guided percutaneous treatment of painful plantar fasciitis. Methods and materials: Thirty-one patients with clinical and US diagnosis of plantar fasciitis unresponsive to medical therapy were treated. The procedure is performed by two expert radiologists. After the injection of a small amount of local anaesthetic, we perform a dry-needling on its insertional portion and on…