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What is Open plantar fasciotomy?

Open plantar fasciotomy is a surgical procedure to treat plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is the most common musculoskeletal problem of the adult foot. In most cases it is a repetitive tension stress injury of the broad tendon-like tissue in the arch of the foot, the plantar fascia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
Plantar fasciitis (painful foot)	2	0
Tendon and ligament pain	1	0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0
Moderate	0
Mild	0
None	0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Open plantar fasciotomy

Hospitalization	1	1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Open plantar fasciotomy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Not indicated	3

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped having Open plantar fasciotomy

Report created on May 26, 2012.