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Cryotherapy and Other Therapeutical Options for Plantar Fibromatosis

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This chapter reviews plantar fibromatosis. It defines the condition and shows its origins and genetics. It reviews the histology and possible differential diagnoses. The symptoms are reviewed and causes explained. The medical treatments and surgical interventions are discussed. The history and physiology of cryotherapy is reviewed. It will show why cryosurgery provides an excellent alternative to traditional surgical or conservative treatments. Research has shown about an 80% success rate. Patients have been very receptive to having this procedure done in comparison to traditional surgical intervention.

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  1. Foot Care of Livingston, Livingston, NJ, USA

    Terry L. Spilken

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  1. The Hand Center, S Old Dixie Highway 1002, Jupiter, 33458, Florida, USA

    Charles Eaton

  2. Strahlenzentrum Hamburg, Langenhorner Chaussee 369, Hamburg, 22419, Germany

    M. Heinrich Seegenschmiedt

  3. Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Manchester, Princess Street 131, Manchester, M1 7DN, United Kingdom

    Ardeshir Bayat

  4. Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

    Giulio Gabbiani

  5. Medical Center, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands

    Paul Werker

  6. Dupuytren e.V., Westerbuchberg 60b, Übersee, 83236, Germany

    Wolfgang Wach

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Spilken, T.L. (2012). Cryotherapy and Other Therapeutical Options for Plantar Fibromatosis. In: Eaton, C., Seegenschmiedt, M., Bayat, A., Gabbiani, G., Werker, P., Wach, W. (eds) Dupuytren’s Disease and Related Hyperproliferative Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22697-7_49

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