Nicholas Campitelli, DPM | Akron Podiatrist | Foot and Ankle Surgeon

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There are many misconceptions about wound care which still exist today and are not helpful in healing wounds.  One of the most common ones is to let your wound air out. Each week I have a patient ask me the question, “shouldn’t I let this get air to help it heal faster?”.  The answer is no.  


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What is a hammertoe?  Its basically when your toe contracts so much that it assumes a curled or flexed position.  This can happen in the form of a flexible hammertoe or a rigid hammertoe. A flexible hammertoe can straighten out of you try to manually place it in a normal position.  A rigid hammertoe is one that is fixed or bony. Why does this happen? The answer isn't this simple, but here is a quick explanation.


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If you have every had an ingrown toenail removed and developed a reoccurent small portion of nail in the corner, it is called spicule.  This small sliver of nail will grow at the same rate of the full sized nail plate but will be a small detached portion of nail.  While it is nothing to worry about, it can be irritable and bleed if pulled out.  Many patients also describe that it catches on their socks and clothes and is painful.  


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One of the most common complaints for foot pain is the result of tendonitis which occurs when a patient compensates from another foot problem. There are two tendons known as the peroneous longus and peroneous brevis which prevent the foot from inverting or turning in when walking. Essentially they are stabilizers and prevent you from spraining your ankle. If anything occurs to your foot that causes you to "limp", these tendons work harder as you compensate.


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Suffering from a severely painful toenail that is constantly irritated with shoes and impossible to cut?  Surgical removal is most likely the best option.  Toenail deformities can be the result of trauma to the nail plate which can occur from dropping something on your toe, or simply through years of irritation of the nail plate on a shoe.  Nail fungus can also be the cause of a deformed toenail, so it is imperative to first have the nail tested for fungus before making any decisions to permanently remove the toenail.


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