Foot and Ankle
shahab Ilka,; Alireza baghyari; Afshin Ahmadzadeh Heshmati
Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to compare corticosteroid injection and corticosteroid injection with needle release (Pie-crusting) method in the treatment of plantar fasciitis in patients with heel pain.Methods: The present study is a randomized clinical trial. The study population included patients ...
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Background: The aim of this study was to compare corticosteroid injection and corticosteroid injection with needle release (Pie-crusting) method in the treatment of plantar fasciitis in patients with heel pain.Methods: The present study is a randomized clinical trial. The study population included patients with heel pain who had referred to a teaching center with plantar fasciitis for treatment during the years 2020-2019. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: corticosteroid injection and corticosteroid injection plus Pie-crusting method. The patients were visited again in the third (T1), sixth (T2), twelfth (T3) and twenty-fourth (T4) weeks post treatment, and the severity of pain and ankle and foot score (AOFAS) were determined at each visit. The data of this study were analyzed with SPSSv.24 software.Results: 89 patients (46 in steroid injection group and 43 in "pie-crusting" group) were examined. Patients in the two groups were similar in terms of age, sex and body mass index. The two groups showed a significant difference in terms of VAS of pain only in the T4. The AOFAS in the T2 (p=0.039), in the T3 (p>0.001), in the T4 (p>0.001) statistically significant differences were reported. Comparing the angle of inclination of the calcaneus, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the T4.Conclusion: The results of this research showed good results in use of combination of corticosteroid therapy and "pie-crusting surgery" for plantar fasciitis.
General
Shahab Ilka; Afshin Ahmadzadeh Heshmati; Amirreza Mirzaei susefidi; sahel salari
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate possible correlation between vitamin D in 13-36 month old children with tibial bone fracture.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on children aged 18 to 36 months who referred to a medical center in South-East of Iran with tibial ...
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Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate possible correlation between vitamin D in 13-36 month old children with tibial bone fracture.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on children aged 18 to 36 months who referred to a medical center in South-East of Iran with tibial fracture. All the demographic information was collected and vitamin-D levels were measured and statistically analyzed.
Results: A total of 30 children were included in the study, and the mean vitamin D level in these subjects was 31.6±6.1. This study showed no significant relationship between low vitamin D levels with increase in the risk of tibia fracture in children who had recently started walking.
Conclusion: The present study revealed a significant association between vitamin D level and its deficiency with an elevated risk of tibia bone fracture in toddlers between 18-36 months.
