RECURRENT INTERMETATARSAL NEUROMA - A FOLLOW-UP-STUDY

Authors
BANKS AS VITO GR GIORGINI TL
Citation
As. Banks et al., RECURRENT INTERMETATARSAL NEUROMA - A FOLLOW-UP-STUDY, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 86(7), 1996, pp. 299-306
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
87507315
Volume
86
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
299 - 306
Database
ISI
SICI code
8750-7315(1996)86:7<299:RIN-AF>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Sixteen patients were evaluated following excision of recurrent interm etatarsal neuroma. Each underwent removal of a segment of nerve throug h an incision on the plantar aspect. The nerve stump was buried in the flexor digitorum brevis muscle. At the time of follow-up examinations , six patients were asymptomatic, seven experienced mild pain after ex tended activity, one suffered mild consistent pain with activity, and two suffered pain that limited activities.