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Pain reduction greater with 5 injections of high-dose HA vs control for plantar fasciopathy

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February 2019

Pain reduction greater with 5 injections of high-dose HA vs control for plantar fasciopathy

Vol: 8| Issue: 2| Number:37| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Short-term efficacy and safety of hyaluronic acid injection for plantar fasciopathy

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Mar;26(3):903-911

Contributing Authors:
Y Tanaka T Kumai N Samoto H Noguchi K Sugimoto A Hasegawa A Shiranita M Shiraishi S Ikeda

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168 patients with plantar fasciopathy were randomized to weekly injections of high-dose hyaluronic acid (25mg), low-dose hyaluronic acid (8mg), or control, very low-dose hyaluronic acid (HA) (0.25mg), for 5 weeks. Patients were assessed for reduction in visual analog scale pain (VAS pain) from baseline to 5 weeks, as well as incidence of improvement in function, local symptoms, and activities of d...

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