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		<title>Surgery, smoking and poor surgical outcomes.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago I performed an excision of a very large dermatofibroma of the foot.  Due to the size of the lesion I had to cover the void with an allograft.  The allograft was made in the lab from human skin and is quite expensive.  Obviously, I was watching the progress of this patient quite closely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=69</link>
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		<title>Porch Injuries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember the joke about the guy who found out that the majority of accidents happen within 25 miles of home, so he moved?  It may be a funny joke, but when it comes to accidents, that old saying really rings true.  And what I find with foot and ankle injuries really goes no further than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=67</link>
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		<title>Incomplete Union of the 5th Metatarsal Apophysis in an Adult.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw an interesting case yesterday that was referred to me by one of the orthopedists in our group.  The patient was a 26 y/o female who had originally presented last year with a c/o lateral left foot pain.  She was treated for peroneal tendonitis.  Initial treatment included a shot of cortisone and rest.
She presented [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=64</link>
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		<title>Plantar fasciitis surgery &#8211; which is the best method for me? (Part II)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s talk a bit about the surgical methods used to treat plantar fasciitis that do not cut the fascia.  Remember, cutting the fascia is called a fasciotomy.  Part 1 of this conversation was focused on use of a fasciotomy for treatment of plantar fasciitis.
For sake of discussion, let&#8217;s break down the non-fasciotomy treatment into two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=62</link>
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		<title>Plantar fasciitis surgery &#8211; which method is the best for me? (Part I)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you failed to respond to conservative care and now you&#8217;re having conversations with your doc regarding surgery for plantar fasciitis.  Searching for answers on Google you find that there&#8217;s a number of different surgical methods that are used to treat plantar fasciitis.  Which one is best for you? 
 The first consideration is to listen to your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=58</link>
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		<title>Using On-Q Pain Pumps?  Not any more.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I used to use a lot of On-Q Pain Pumps from I-Flow.  The pain pumps were used to supply a slow, regulated dose of Marcaine to a surgical site.  Neat idea.  Use of the On-Q pumps really did cut down on the use of post-op narcotics.  Depending upon the size of the reservoir used, there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=55</link>
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		<title>Predicting the success rates of ORIF for Lisfranc&#8217;s fractures?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lisfranc&#8217;s joint is the articular surface of a number of bones in the mid-arch.  Lisfranc&#8217;s joint extends from the articular surface of the 1st metatarsal-cuneiform joint laterally to the 4/5 metatarsal-cuboid joint.  Lisfranc&#8217;s joint  is a complex, interlocking series of joints that have limited motion.  These joints are held together with a series of tough, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=50</link>
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		<title>Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVS) is a benign tumor found primarily in the knee, and less commonly in the ankle, hip and elbow.  PVS, also called a giant cell tumor, has an unknown etiology.  PVS proliferates within the synovial lining of joints and tendon sheaths.  The distinctive color of PVS is due to hemosiderin deposits.  Hemosiderin is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=45</link>
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		<title>Cuboid Syndrome &#8211; research study announcement.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cuboid syndrome is poorly documented in the medical literature.  Most of the literature regarding cuboid syndrome is anecdotal and published in non-peer reviewed journals.  Cuboid syndrome is described as a subluxation of the calcaneo-cuboid joint.  Subluxation indicates that the calcaneo-cuboid joint is moving, but this movement associated with cuboid syndrome has never been quantified.  Knowing these facts, we have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=42</link>
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		<title>Recalcitrant mononeuritis and selective neurectomy &#8211; when is it indicated?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mononeuropathy (mononeuritis) is the term used to describe pain that is limited to one specific nerve.  We usually associate mononeuritis with trauma.  Another more common term for mononeuritis is CRPS (type 2) or complex regional pain syndrome.
In cases of mononeuritis that have failed to respond to conservative care, selective transection of the nerve may be indicated.  Transection [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.drjoster.com/blog/?p=39</link>
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