Randomized, Multicenter Trial on the Effect of Radiation Therapy on Plantar Fasciitis (Painful Heel Spur) Comparing a Standard Dose With a Very Low Dose Mature Results After 12 Months Follow-Up》.pdf

International Journal of Radiation Oncology biology physics Clinical Investigation: Benign Disease Randomized, Multicenter Trial on the Effect of Radiation Therapy on Plantar Fasciitis (Painful Heel Spur) Comparing a Standard Dose With a Very Low Dose: Mature Results After 12 Months’ Follow-Up Marcus Niewald, MD, PhD,* M. Heinrich Seegenschmiedt, MD, PhD,z Oliver Micke, MD, PhD,x Stefan Graeber, MD, PhD,y Ralf Muecke, MD,jj Vera Schaefer,* Christine Scheid,* Jochen Fleckenstein, MD, * Norbert Licht, PhD,* and Christian Ruebe, MD, PhD*, the German Cooperative Group on Radiotherapy for Benign Diseases (GCGBD) of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO) *Department of Radiation Oncology and yInstitute for Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany; zRadiotherapy Center, Hamburg, Germany; xFranziskus Hospital, Bielefeld, Germany; and jjLippe Hospital, Lemgo, Germany Received May 1, 2012, and in revised form Jun 9, 2012. Accepted for publication Jun 13, 2012 Summary Purpose: To conduct a randomized trial of radiation therapy for painful heel spur, comparing a standard dose with a very low dose. Low-dose radiation therapy Methods and Materials: Sixty-six patients were randomized to receive radiation therapy either is regarded effective in the