Treatment of painful neuromas: A case report

The authors report a 15-year history of management of multiple recurrent ne uromas in a patient with an amputated arm. Various surgical modalities were employed, including burying the nerve ends in muscle and bone. In addition , they also treated successfully one of the neuromas in this patient by cap ping the transected nerve with an extended autologous vein graft. This appl ication of the extended autologous venous nerve conduit may be a novel alte rnative in the treatment of this challenging problem.