Outcome of Corticosteroid Injection in Reducing the Intensity of Pain in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis
Abdus Samad Khan, Tariq Ahmad, Muhammad Ismail Arif, Ayesha Aftab, Raza Askari, Ahmed Raza Laghari
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ABSTRACT
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the outcomes of
corticosteroid injection in reducing the intensity of pain in patients with
plantar fasciitis.
Study Design: Descriptive study
Place and
Duration: Orthopaedic surgery department of Mardan Medical
Complex, Mardan for the duration of 6 months fromJanuary 2021 to June 2021.
Methods: Sixty patients of both genders with ages 20-70 years were
presented in this study. Age, gender, and BMI were all recorded after informed
written permission obtained from those who were volunteer to participate.
Patients who met the inclusion criteria for plantar fasciitis were given a
single intra-heel injection of triamcinolone, and they were followed up in the
outpatient department at intervals of three, six and nine weeks. The
effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated in terms of pain reduction as determined
by the Visual analogue scale (VAS). The full data set was analyzed using the
SPSS 24.0 edition.
Results: In our study most of the cases were males 38 (63.3%) and
rest 22 (36.7%) were females. Age with mean standard deviation was 37.55±17.13
years and had body mass index 25.13±10.43 kg/m2. Majority of the
patients 21 (35%) were from age group 31-40 years followed by age group 41-50
in 18 (30%) cases. Pre injection mean pain score was 7.34±7.5 reduced to
1.03±4.9 after nine months of follow up. Recurrence of pain was found among 2
(3.3%) cases.
Conclusion: In this study we concluded that corticosteroid injection in
reducing the intensity of pain in patients with plantar fasciitis was effective
and useful with only 3.3% recurrence rate.
Keywords: Plantar fasciitis, Pain, VAS, Corticosteroid
ABSTRACT
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the outcomes of
corticosteroid injection in reducing the intensity of pain in patients with
plantar fasciitis.
Study Design: Descriptive study
Place and
Duration: Orthopaedic surgery department of Mardan Medical
Complex, Mardan for the duration of 6 months fromJanuary 2021 to June 2021.
Methods: Sixty patients of both genders with ages 20-70 years were
presented in this study. Age, gender, and BMI were all recorded after informed
written permission obtained from those who were volunteer to participate.
Patients who met the inclusion criteria for plantar fasciitis were given a
single intra-heel injection of triamcinolone, and they were followed up in the
outpatient department at intervals of three, six and nine weeks. The
effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated in terms of pain reduction as determined
by the Visual analogue scale (VAS). The full data set was analyzed using the
SPSS 24.0 edition.
Results: In our study most of the cases were males 38 (63.3%) and
rest 22 (36.7%) were females. Age with mean standard deviation was 37.55±17.13
years and had body mass index 25.13±10.43 kg/m2. Majority of the
patients 21 (35%) were from age group 31-40 years followed by age group 41-50
in 18 (30%) cases. Pre injection mean pain score was 7.34±7.5 reduced to
1.03±4.9 after nine months of follow up. Recurrence of pain was found among 2
(3.3%) cases.
Conclusion: In this study we concluded that corticosteroid injection in
reducing the intensity of pain in patients with plantar fasciitis was effective
and useful with only 3.3% recurrence rate.
Keywords: Plantar fasciitis, Pain, VAS, Corticosteroid