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Jeffrey A. Oster, DPM Adult
Reconstructive Foot And Ankle Surgery Newark
office - 1179
Cherry Valley Road, Newark, Ohio (740-344-2984) |
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I saw a fellow this morning for heel pain. Clinical and x-ray finding were consistent with plantar fasciitis, right heel. But there was a problem with that diagnosis. The problem was that we had performed an endoscopic plantar fasciotomy on the same foot 5 years ago. Had the plantar fasciitis returned? It sure did seem that way.
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I just saw a young girl in the office today who was in for her first post-op visit following surgery performed 3 days ago. She’s a stoic young gal, but I think I could honestly say that this was her first time having elective surgery. Granted, she’s a mother of 2 children, but still, this is the [...]
One of the tools I use to gauge how well I do my job is to listen to post-op patients and their comments regarding how well they’re doing with their recovery. For most patients, their surgical experience is a first time experience. This means that they have no previous surgical experience with  which they can compare. So it’s [...]
Even after 25 years in practice, there’s still one thing that gets me excited, and that’s making a really good diagnosis. In a way it’s a bit like being Sherlock Holmes who famously said in 1892 in, A Scandal in Bohemia, “You see but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.” You don’t have [...]
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