Nair A S, Sahoo R K
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Citizens Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Saudi J Anaesth. 2016 Oct-Dec;10(4):440-443. doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.177334.
Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a distressing condition experienced by many patients. Although self-limiting, it tends to become a chronic ailment if the precipitating factors are not addressed. One of the modality of treating PF is intra-lesional corticosteroid injection. This was done using palpation technique earlier but nowadays many specialists use ultrasound (US) imaging as a guide to give injection accurately instead of inadvertently damaging the plantar fascia or injecting into surrounding soft tissue, both of which can have serious implications. We did a literature search in Medline, Scopus, and Embase databases to find out articles describing US-guided corticosteroid injection for treating PF and whether guided injection was effective than injection given by palpation.
足底筋膜炎（PF）是许多患者所经历的一种痛苦病症。尽管它具有自限性，但如果诱发因素得不到解决，往往会变成一种慢性疾病。治疗PF的一种方法是病灶内注射皮质类固醇。早期是使用触诊技术进行注射，但如今许多专家使用超声（US）成像作为指导，以便准确注射，而不是不小心损伤足底筋膜或注入周围软组织，这两种情况都可能产生严重后果。我们在Medline、Scopus和Embase数据库中进行了文献检索，以找出描述超声引导下皮质类固醇注射治疗PF的文章，以及引导注射是否比触诊注射更有效。
