Calcaneal Osteotomy for Recalcitrant Planter Fasciosis

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Conditions studied: Plantar Fascitis

In brief

The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of planter displacement calcaneal osteotomy for intractable plantar fasciosis by decreasing the tension of the plantar fascia around the calcaneal attachment while keeping the plantar fascia intact.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07436923

Run by

Assiut University

People needed

11

Starts

2026-03-01

Expected to finish

2028-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All adult patients with age range from 18 to 65 years with unilateral or bilateral planter fasciosis after clinical and radiological diagnosis confirmation, who failed conservative treatment for at least 6 months or recurrent cases.
• MRI \& US proof of planter fasciosis showing thickness of planter fascia >4mm

You may not qualify if…

• All other causes of heel pain including polyneuropathy, planter fascia rupture, seronegative arthropathies, rheumatoid arthritis in bilateral cases, abscess or neoplasm affecting the soft tissue, and bone occult fracture or infection.
• Age groups below 18 years old and above 65 years old.
• Plantar fasciosis cases having pes planus with diffuse foot pain not only localized to the planter fascia origin (the medial tubercle of the calcaneus - a bony prominence on the inferomedial aspect of the calcaneus).
• Diabetic patients
• Primary tarsal tunnel syndrome (not presented secondary to a deformity or another cause)

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