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. 1993 May;83(5):259-62.
doi: 10.7547/87507315-83-5-259.

Transverse plantar incision for heel spur surgery. Four-year follow-up survey of 35 patients

T C Self  1 , R E Kunz, G Young
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Transverse plantar incision for heel spur surgery. Four-year follow-up survey of 35 patients

T C Self et al. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1993 May.

Abstract

A transverse plantar incisional approach was used on 35 patients who underwent heel spur surgery from 1982 through 1990. Ten bilateral procedures were performed on a total of 45 feet. A medial approach was used for five of the bilateral surgeries. The average age of the patient was 47 years, and the average follow-up period was 49 months. Of the 34 plantar approach cases in which complete data were obtained, 94% showed either good or excellent results. The authors illustrate a technique using a transverse plantar incision as an alternative to the medial approach for heel spur surgery.

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