Skip to main content
Fig. 3 | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Fig. 3

From: Comparison of the therapeutic outcomes between open plantar fascia release and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of intractable plantar fasciitis

Fig. 3

The procedure of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. a We marked the pain zone the at first. b, c A 2-mm Kirschner wire was used as a puncture needle to puncture the skin and subcutaneous tissue at the marking points. Subsequently, a radiofrequency cutter was inserted to the plantar fascia level at each puncture point of the marked grid, and radiofrequency ablation was then performed percutaneously. d There was no obvious wound after operation

Back to article page