Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy by Hyaluronic Acid Injection

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2016-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

A pilot study of the effects of 3 retro-calcaneal hyalin G-F 20 injection on the clinical and radiological changes in 20 adult patients with changes in insertional achilles tendinopathy.

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Meir Medical Center
• Treatments: Hyaluronic Acid; Hylan

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients with chronic (>6 months) posterior heel pain localized above the insertion point of the achilles tendon with evidence of IAT in ankle X-RAY and MRI.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous surgical treatment.

2. Previous HA(Hyaluronic Acid), PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) or steroids injection in the last 6 months.

3. Previous two or more steroids injection.

4. Plantaris muscle injury.

5. Posterior ankle impingement.

6. Achilles tendon rapture.

7. Previous calcaneal fracture