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Topaz v´s Plantar fascia release personal experience

Discussion in 'Foot Surgery' started by mike weber, May 10, 2011.


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    Hi Folks

    Does any one use both techniques - when one over the other ?

    When not one technique and why ?

    I have a patient who I believe needs a surgical release and they have asked about TOPAZ and would like to give them some advice from those that use both techniques or have a better understanding of things surgical than me.

    Thanks
     
  2. Ian Reilly

    Ian Reilly Active Member

    Hi

    I use Topaz before release every time now. Apart from probably being a better treatment, you're unlikely to see the problems on gait that happen on occasion with the release. You have a release as a fall back should the Topaz fail...

    (bear in mid we don’t do THAT many as conservative stuff usually works!)

    ATB

    Ian
     
  3. Thanks Ian The patient is at the end of a long road and lives over 1000 km from me so follows up are a bit of a nightmare and we get 50 % improvement for a month then back to old pain levels.

    ATB ? at the beach ?
     
  4. Ian Reilly

    Ian Reilly Active Member

    All... The... Best...!!!
     
  5. aahhhhhhh !

    Thanks Ian, Internet speak even the obvious ones take a little time for me.

    ATB :D

    Mike
     
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  7. anDRe

    anDRe Active Member

    Hi Mike

    From my experience with Topaz I rarely needed to doe a plantar fascia release I may have done it in three patients!

    I find the Topaz to be my treatment of choice when the patients as had pain for more than 2 years and probably it is no longer a plantar fasceitis but a plantar fasciosis other wise I just prefer conservative treatments!
    Cheers
    André
     
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