{"id":37601,"date":"2025-08-07T11:03:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37601"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:26:04","slug":"plantar-fasciitis-surgery","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/plantar-fasciitis-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Plantar Fasciitis Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Plantar Fasciitis Surgery?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plantar fasciitis surgery is considered after 6\u201312 months of unsuccessful nonoperative treatment. Techniques include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Partial plantar fasciotomy:<\/strong> Releasing a portion of the fascia to reduce tension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gastrocnemius recession:<\/strong> Lengthening tight calf muscle to decrease stress on the heel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Endoscopic release<\/strong> in select cases.<br>Typically performed as an outpatient under regional or general anesthesia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Plantar Fasciitis Surgery?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protective boot or post-op shoe with limited weight-bearing initially<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elevation and ice to control swelling for several days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gradual return to full weight-bearing over 2\u20134 weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical therapy for flexibility and strengthening of the calf and foot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soreness at the arch or calf for several weeks; improves with rehab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Return to desk work in 1\u20132 weeks; sports in 6\u201310 weeks depending on procedure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notify provider for fever, worsening pain, or numbness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37602,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1137],"class_list":["post-37601","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-podiatry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}