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To the Editor: Buchbinder (May 20 issue)¹ suggests consideration of surgery in chronic cases of plantar fasciitis. It is difficult to understand why the author does not consider extracorporeal shock-wave therapy advisable when dealing with this small subgroup of carefully selected patients with chronic plantar fasciitis. Several placebo-controlled trials have shown a benefit of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (e.g., allowing immediate full weight bearing without splints), even in the long run,^2,3 and virtually no complications. The potential benefit of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy in cases of chronic plantar fasciitis^4,5 suggests that adequate regimens of such therapy should be given priority over surgery. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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