Kalacı, AydınerCakici, HuesamettinHapa, OnurYanat, Ahmet NedimDogramaci, YunusSevinc, Teoman Toni2024-09-182024-09-1820098750-73151930-8264https://doi.org/10.7547/0980108https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/13787Background: To determine the effectiveness of four different local injection modalities in the treatment of plantar fasciitis. Methods: In a prospective randomized multicenter study of plantar fasciitis, 100 patients were divided into four equal groups and were treated using four different methods of local injection: group A was treated with 2 mL of autologous blood alone; group B, an anesthetic (2 mL of lidocaine) combined with peppering; group C, a corticosteroid (2 mL of triamcinolone) alone; and group D, a corticosteroid (2 mL of triamcinolone) combined with peppering. The outcome was defined by using a 10-cm visual analog scale and modified criteria of the Roles and Maudsley score 3 weeks and 6 months after the injection and compared with the pretreatment condition. Results: The successful results in all of the groups after injections were higher than those in the pretreatment condition (P = .000). In groups C and D, in which local corticosteroid injections were used, excellent results were obtained, with superior effect in the group in which peppering was used (P < .05). Conclusions: In the treatment of plantar fasciitis, combined corticosteroid injections and peppering is effective and produces better clinical results. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 99(2): 108-113, 2009)eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessHeel PainCorticosteroid InjectionConservative TreatmentSteroid InjectionSubcalcaneal PainUltrasoundManagementTherapyArticle99210811310.7547/0980108192993462-s2.0-64549144237Q3WOS:000264525200005Q3