A New Minimally Invasive Procedure for Treating Plantar Heel Pain: Stromal Vascular Fraction Gel Grafting.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
Fourteen patients who experienced plantar heel pain and underwent plantar heel SVF-gel grafting between January 2019 and June 2020 were included in this retrospective study. Foot pain and disability were measured at the screening visit and at the 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up visits. The volume of the heel fat pad was measured by magnetic resonance imaging. Four of the patients had bilateral plantar heel pain, and 10 patients had unilateral plantar heel pain. All patients showed significant improvements in pain and foot function at 3 months after SVF-gel grafting compared with the baseline, with the greatest improvement at 6 months and the effect lasting 1 year or more. In addition, the thickness of the heel fat pad was significantly greater than at baseline at 3 months, and the effect lasted for 1 year or more. Stromal vascular fraction gel grafting is a safe, minimally invasive, and effective approach to treat plantar heel pain.