A Podcast Interview with Dr. Eric Williams
Episode Overview
In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Stephen L. Barrett sits down with Dr. Eric Williams, the surgeon who rediscovered Soleal Sling Syndrome — a once-forgotten cause of tibial nerve entrapment that explains why so many "tarsal tunnel" surgeries fail.
Until Dr. Williams' groundbreaking 2009 research, this condition was virtually invisible in modern medicine. Now, his work has revolutionized how surgeons diagnose and treat proximal tibial nerve entrapments with life-changing results and why tarsal tunnel surgeries fail.
What You'll Learn in This Episode
- The "Open Eyeball Sign" — a clinical pearl that confirms the diagnosis
- Why flexor hallucis longus weakness is the key to identifying soleal sling
- How to differentiate Soleal Sling Syndrome from Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Why traditional compartment releases fail (and what to do instead)
- The link between DVT, post-phlebitic pain, and nerve compression
- Surgical insights — medial vs. posterior vs. lateral approaches
- Clinical outcomes — 92% success rate in trauma patients
"The eyes can't see what the mind doesn't know."
This episode will transform the way you evaluate lower leg pain and failed tarsal tunnel cases.
Listen to the Full Episode
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