Dr. Jeffrey Hurless, a podiatrist in Nashville, shares a memorable case involving a young patient with a blister caused by a plastic toothpick lodged in his foot. Hurless describes the moment the toothpick shot out while he was examining the boy's foot, creating a surprising and celebratory atmosphere in the exam room. Such instances of discovering foreign objects, like fishing hooks or metal shavings, are not uncommon in podiatry, providing doctors with unique and rewarding challenges that break the monotony of typical cases like foot warts or bunions.
It’s a common issue that we see, and actually, I quite enjoy it... Every foreign object is unique, and it's very rewarding to get them out—both for the patient and myself.
At first, the boy was stumped by the toothpick's presence. Then he remembered: he had stepped on something a few days ago, but didn't know what it was.
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