Microwave Therapy for the Treatment of Plantar Warts

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aut.relation.articlenumber37
aut.relation.issue1
aut.relation.journalJournal of Foot and Ankle Research
aut.relation.startpage37
aut.relation.volume16
dc.contributor.authorHagon, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorHagon, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorNoble, Greer
dc.contributor.authorBrenton-Rule, Angela
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorBristow, Ivan
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-26T00:43:24Z
dc.date.available2023-06-26T00:43:24Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-15
dc.description.abstractBackground Plantar warts, or verrucae plantaris, are common lesions causing considerable pain during weightbearing activity. Although current treatment modalities have low success rates, microwave therapy has been introduced as a promising intervention. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of microwave therapy for the treatment of plantar warts and to determine the clinical factors associated with plantar wart resolution. Methods A retrospective analysis of 150 plantar warts from 45 patients treated with microwave therapy was undertaken. Binomial regression was conducted to explore clinical characteristics (age, gender, immunosuppression, impaired healing, multiple vs single wart, location of lesion, lesion diameter) associated with lesion resolution. Results Of the total 150 plantar warts treated with microwave therapy, 125 (83.3%) warts resolved and 25 (17%) warts did not resolve. The mean (SD) total treatment sessions for resolved lesions was 2.8 (1.0). Decreasing age (P = 0.046) was the only clinical characteristic associated with resolution. Conclusions This retrospective study has shown that plantar warts may be resolved with two to three sessions of microwave therapy, which may be more successful in younger populations.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Foot and Ankle Research, ISSN: 1757-1146 (Print); 1757-1146 (Online), BMC, 16(1), 37-. doi: 10.1186/s13047-023-00638-8
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13047-023-00638-8
dc.identifier.issn1757-1146
dc.identifier.issn1757-1146
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16311
dc.languageen
dc.publisherBMC
dc.relation.urihttps://jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13047-023-00638-8
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
dc.subject3202 Clinical Sciences
dc.subjectClinical Research
dc.subject1103 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
dc.subject1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
dc.subject3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
dc.subject4207 Sports science and exercise
dc.titleMicrowave Therapy for the Treatment of Plantar Warts
dc.typeJournal Article
pubs.elements-id509842
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