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LIFE-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/life11121287
Keywords
plantar fasciitis; plantar fasciopathy; systematic review
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The review provided a comprehensive summary of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on plantar fasciitis, highlighting the consensus on certain topics despite the high heterogeneity among the majority of reviews. Identified areas for future research include epidemiology, exercise therapy, and cost-effectiveness of treatment options.
The number of systematic review and meta-analyses on plantar fasciitis is expanding. The purpose of this review was to provide a comprehensive summary of reviews on the topic pertaining to plantar fasciitis, identify any conflicting and inconsistent results, and propose future research direction. A qualitative review of all systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to plantar fasciitis up to February 2021 was performed using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Database. A total of 1052 articles were initially identified and 96 met the inclusion criteria. Included articles were summarized and divided into the following topics: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment. While the majority of reviews had high level of heterogeneity and included a small number of studies, there was general consensus on certain topics, such as BMI as a risk factor for plantar fasciitis and extracorporeal shockwave therapy as an effective mode of therapy. A qualitative summary of systematic reviews and meta-analyses published on plantar fasciitis provides a single source of updated information for clinicians. Evidence on topics such as the epidemiology, exercise therapy, or cost-effectiveness of treatment options for plantar fasciitis are lacking and warrant future research.
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