- Artritis Reumatoide en el Pie y Tobillo
- Biopsia de Tejida Blando
- Buniones (Juanete)
- Coalición Tarsal
- Complicaciones Diabéticas y Prevención de Amputaciones
- Curación de Los Huesos
- Dedo Cruzado
- Dedo en Martillo
- Deformidad de Haglund
- Diabeticas: Estatisticas Alarmantes
- Disfunción de Tendón Tibial Posterior
- Dolor de Talón
- Dolor de Talón Infantil
- Ejercicios de Elongación
- El Dolor Crónico de Tobillo Lateral
- Enfermedad Vascular Periferica (PAD)
- Equinismo
- Esguince de Tobillo
- Fibroma Plantar
- Fractura de Estrés
- Fracturas de Los Dedos Del Pie
- Fracturas de Tobillo
- Fracturas del Calcáneo (Fracturas del Hueso del Talón)
- Fracturas del Quinto Metatarsiano
- Gota
- Hallux Rigidus
- Heridas Por Punción
- Inestabilidad Crónica de Tobillo
- Inicio de Drenaje Siguiendo Los Pasos de Absceso Infectado
- Inflamación Aguda
- Instrucciones par el Cuidado de Heridas
- Instrucciones Para Muletas
- Juanetes de Sastre
- Lesión del Domo Talar
- Lesiones de Lisfranc
- Lesiones del Tendón Peroneo
- Lesiones en un Hueso Sesamoideo del Pie
- Melanoma Maligno del Pie
- Necesito un Examen Para PAD?
- Neuroma de Morton
- Neuropatía Diabética Periférica
- Osteoartritis del Pie y el Tobillo
- Pie Cavo (Pie de Arco Alto)
- Pie de Atleta
- Pie de Charcot
- Pie Diabético
- Pie Plano Flexible
- Pie Plano Pediátrico
- Que Usted Espera con el Tratamiento de Acido par Alas Verrugas
- Que Usted Espera Por Las Inyecciones de Esteriodes
- Quiste de Ganglio
- Ruptura del Tendón de Aquiles
- Síndrome del Hueso Trigono
- Síndrome del Navicular Accesorio
- Síndrome del Túnel Tarsiano
- Tendinitis de Aquiles
- Terapia con Onda de Choque Extracorporea (ESWT)
- Trastornos Comunes del Tendón de Aquiles
- Trombosis Venosa Profunda
- Uña Encarnada del Dedo del Pie
- Uña Infectada Por Hongos
- Verruga Plantar (Verruca Plantaris)
Plantar Fascia Release Surgery
This surgery involves cutting the plantar fascia at its attachment to the heel bone. If there is a heel spur in this location, it may be removed at the same time. This is because there is good evidence that heel spurs do not cause pain. The pain is actually not necessary to remove the bone spur as the pain actually comes from the plantar fascia. Occasionally there is a very large spur that does need to be removed
Goals
- Reduce or eliminate pain on the bottom of the heel.
Possible Alternatives to Surgery
- Custom orthotics / Arch supports
- Cast / Night Splint
- Medications-oral or injected
- Physical Therapy / Ice Massage / Calf Stretching
- Change in Activities or Occupation
- Weight loss
Potential Complications / Risks
Incomplete or no resolution of pain; Prolonged recovery-pain and/or swelling; Recurrence of pain and/or bone spur; Lowered arch or flattening of the foot; Pain in other areas of the foot, arch or sole; Fracture of the heel bone; Delayed healing or non-healing of skin or soft tissue; Circulation disturbance of skin or soft tissue; Infection of soft tissue or bone; Nerve injury or numbness; Unsightly or painful scar; Thinning or atrophy of the fat pad of the heel; Change in shoe size; Hematoma or bleeding complication; Phlebitis; Mild to life threatening reaction to medications and/or anesthesia.
Usual Post –Operative Care / Recovery
Wear a walking cast (cam walker boot) and use crutches for about 3 weeks; use elevation, rest, and prescribed medications for pain and swelling control; Keep foot dry until the sutures are removed in approximately 3 weeks; utilize anti-swelling and anti-stiffness physical therapy for 1 to 12 months; ween off crutches in 3 to 8 weeks; return to loose shoes or sneakers in approximately 3 to 8 weeks; return to fashionable shoes in 1 to 6 months; return to sedentary activities and/or occupation in 1 to 8 weeks; return to demanding activities and/or occupation in 1 to 6 months; full recovery may take up to 12 months; use of orthoses may be required long-term.















