Plantar Fasciitis/Fasciosis

摘要

nohistochemical investigations have shown that almost all of the plantar fascia are type I collagen with free and encapsulated nerve endings.7,8 Terminology regarding fasciitis has been appropriately divided into fasciitis (inflammation) and fasciosis (degeneration), which usually follows. Differentiating between fasciitis and fasciosis is really more of a histologic finding. Both are accurate terms with fasciitis better describing acute pain with inflammation and fasciosis describing more chronic, noninflammatory pain. Both terms can be correct depending on the stage of the disease. Fasciitis is commonly used and will be used to describe both pathologies. Plantar fasciitis is a common presentation to the foot and ankle surgeons; several investigators estimate it accounts for about 1 million outpatient visits per