Comments for http://faoj.org World wide open access publication Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:07:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Talar and Calcaneal Y-Osteotomy with Distraction Osteogenesis for the Correction of Rigid Equinus by Thomas Flett http://faoj.org/2011/04/01/talar-and-calcaneal-y-osteotomy-with-distraction-osteogenesis-for-the-correction-of-rigid-equinus/#comment-8877 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:07:37 +0000 http://faoj.org/?p=3276#comment-8877 All this paper states is that the patient was satisfied but had no movement of his foot or ankle. I would like to know if the patient has significant arthritic changes and pain afterwards requiring further surgery, in which case, it is a paper showing that a technique can be done, but is it in the patients best interest?

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Hi! My name is Chris and I live in Austin, TX, and am seriously considering this surgery, and traveling to Arizona if I qualify for the one stage surgery with Dr. Lee. Could we connect via email so I can ask you some questions? Most of
these posts are several months old and I’m hoping you get this message, not sure exactly how this works. Thanks so much!

]]> Comment on Schwannoma: A case report by Barbara Brewer http://faoj.org/2009/10/01/schwannoma-a-case-report/#comment-8819 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:49:18 +0000 http://faoj.wordpress.com/?p=1778#comment-8819 I had never heard of such a thing until a podiatrist made a diagnoses based on an ultrasound of the large lump on the inside of my left ankle, just below my ankle bone. (About the size of a marble) An MRI was inconclusive. It had been growing for years, and didn’t cause any motor dysfunction.I ran marathons!! I won one! However, if I accidentally kicked it with my other foot, or touched it the wrong way, the pain was excruciating and took many minutes to dissipate. Advice from an accupuncturist led me in search of a neurosurgeon. After much research and many phonecalls, I found the man I was searching for in Bellingham Wa. familiar with schwannomas. He successfully removed it and now I’m recovering with numbness, pain, extreme sensitivity in other parts of my foot, but with assurance along with some medication to help calm the nerves, these symtoms should calm down in a few months! I’m glad I didn’t have the podiatrist who decided to try a cortisone shot, just to see if it would help, dig it out!! Imagine his surprise if he had opened up my foot, and my shock if my foot didn’t work so well anymore!!

]]> Comment on Stingray Envenomation of the Foot: A case report by gordon scott http://faoj.org/2008/06/01/stingray-envenomation-of-the-foot-a-case-report/#comment-8816 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:32:12 +0000 http://faoj.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-8816 Thanks Sue,

We tried to apply a hot-pack immediately after the incident, unfortunately it was accidentally activated in the first aid kit some time prior. The pain is thankfully gone, now my arm is just a bit sore and swollen from my wrist to just above the elbow.

I hope your foot is back to normal now. Yes, the ray certainly wasn’t trying to cause me harm – she, like me, was just in a bad position at the time of the incident.

All the best – Gord

]]> Comment on Stingray Envenomation of the Foot: A case report by acusue http://faoj.org/2008/06/01/stingray-envenomation-of-the-foot-a-case-report/#comment-8813 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:12:00 +0000 http://faoj.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-8813 I am so sorry to hear about your accident. Getting barbed can be so tramatic in many ways. Have you been using hot water therapy? That was the only thing that controlled my pain when I was barbed and seemed to stop the spasms in my foot. It totally neutralizes the venom but you must keep it up with water as hot as you can stand it.

Taking care of yourself right now will really assist in the healing process. I wish I was more procative right away as it was almost 2 years before my foot went back to normal size, but then I did everything you were not supposed to .

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, I’m so glad that you do not blame the ray. I felt the same way and actually feel a bit of kinship with the species. They really are not out looking for trouble, I just stepped on him.

Sue

]]> Comment on Stingray Envenomation of the Foot: A case report by gordon scott http://faoj.org/2008/06/01/stingray-envenomation-of-the-foot-a-case-report/#comment-8812 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:41:26 +0000 http://faoj.wordpress.com/?p=353#comment-8812 So glad I found this site. I was just barbed by a four foot ray in the underside of my arm, just below the wrist. I have been working with the rays in the Cayman Islands for over 12 years. It was just a an accident, not the ray being aggressive. I was in waist deep water and a wave just sort of pushed the ray into me. The problem was, I couldn’t get the stingray off my arm. I had to tug very hard about three or four times before my arm finally came free, which resulted in a two inch gash in my arm. The pain was instant and almost unbearable! I had to try very hard not to pass out as I drove the boat back to the dock, 30 minutes away. I immediately went to the hospital, as I was aware of the possibility of infection and skin necrosis if left untreated, plus I knew I would need stitches. The wound was scrubbed, irrigated, and eventually stitched up with a drainage tube inserted. I was also taken for an x-ray and ultrasound to make sure there was no foreign material left in the wound. I received a few different IV antibiotic drips, as well as some pain medication while in the hospital, however I must say that whatever pain management they applied had little or no effect. I have never experienced such excruciating pain, and it unfortunately lasted about 7 hours. It’s been about two days now since the laceration and I am at home with a few bottles of oral antibiotics, as well as some pills for pain and swelling. Currently my hand and arm are fairly swollen – I was told I look like Professor Clump. Going back in for an evaluation tomorrow, so I hope it is healing properly with no infection.

]]> Comment on Brachymetatarsia: One-Stage Correction using a Cadaver Bone Allograft by marie http://faoj.org/2009/05/01/brachymetatarsia-one-stage-correction-using-a-cadaver-bone-allograft/#comment-8809 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:58:20 +0000 http://faoj.wordpress.com/?p=1184#comment-8809 when I red this I thought somebody was talking about my life!!!

]]> Comment on Second Metatarsophalangeal Joint Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis: A case report by Brian Sabb http://faoj.org/2011/09/01/second-metatarsophalangeal-joint-pigmented-villonodular-synovitis-a-case-report/#comment-8807 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:20:53 +0000 http://faoj.org/?p=4015#comment-8807 Hi,

This is a great case. Your images are excellent.

Thanks for sharing this interesting case.

Sincerely,

Brian Sabb, DO
http://www.linkedin.com/in/briansabb

]]> Comment on Swivel – type Dislocation of the Talonavicular Joint: A case report by Rajeev http://faoj.org/2011/06/01/swivel-type-dislocation-of-the-talonavicular-joint-a-case-report/#comment-8780 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:34:19 +0000 http://faoj.org/?p=3602#comment-8780 I want to know what is the best exercise when talo naviular joint

]]> Comment on Transient Regional Migratory Osteoporosis in the Ankle and Foot: A case series and literature review by Carol Stainer http://faoj.org/2009/10/01/transient-regional-migratory-osteoporosis-in-the-ankle-and-foot-a-case-series-and-literature-review/#comment-8764 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:49:30 +0000 http://faoj.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-8764 I have been diagnosed with mygratory oesteoporosis todayin my foot. Is there anything you would suggest I do please?

Carol Stainer
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