Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 642-647 , November 2009

A Retrospective Analysis of 22 Patients Treated with Percutaneous Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation for Prolonged Moderate to Severe Heel Pain Associated with Plantar Fasciitis

  • Brock Liden, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Reynoldsburg Podiatry Center, LLC, Reynoldsburg, OH
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  • Melitta Simmons, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Reynoldsburg Podiatry Center, LLC, Reynoldsburg, OH
    • ,
  • Adam S. Landsman, DPM, PhD, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Adam S. Landsman, DPM, PhD, FACFAS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Baker 3, 1 Deaconess Road, Boston, MA 02215.

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 Financial Disclosure: NeuroTherm (Middleton, MA), the manufacturer of the device under investigation in this report, did not supply any funding to defer the costs of the study, and had no input into the design of the study or analysis of the data.

 Conflict of Interest: The sponsor did not supply Drs. Liden and Simmons nor anyone in their families, with any compensation for participating in this investigation. Dr. Landsman is a paid consultant for NeuroTherm.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00214-2

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.05.013

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 642-647 , November 2009

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