Morton’s Neuroma

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dc.coverageDOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95738-4_22
dc.creatorGrollmus, Rodrigo Melo
dc.creatorMateluna, Cristián Ortiz
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned05-01-2026 18:10
dc.date.available05-01-2026 18:10
dc.description<p>Morton’s neuroma is one of the most frequent causes of metatarsalgia, which mostly affects the third interosseous space. It is usually unilateral, but even in 15-21% of the cases, it is bilateral. On the other hand, the involvement of simultaneous adjacent spaces is rare. The most common symptom is pain of the neurotic type. Despite the fact that the diagnosis is eminently clinical, imaging studies look for thickening and/or increase in size of the interdigital plantar nerve and rule out differential diagnosis. The recommended studies are ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The initial treatment is conservative, using footwear modification, insoles, and corticoid infiltration. Surgical treatment consists in the neuroma resection (neurectomy) by means of a dorsal approach, being the most effective method in our experience for this pathology. If symptoms relapse, revision surgery through a plantar approach is recommended to allow nerve plantar branch identification and resection (more frequent cause for symptoms relapse).</p>eng
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/97f38f53-c3ba-4259-a49e-be749e88d0a6
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishing
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.sourceFoot and Ankle Disorders: A Comprehensive Approach in Pediatric and Adult Populations, p.493-516. Springer International Publishing. [ISBN 9783030957377]
dc.subjectInterdigital neuralgia
dc.subjectInterdigital neuritis
dc.subjectInterdigital plantar neuroma
dc.subjectMorton’s metatarsalgia
dc.subjectMorton’s neuroma
dc.subjectPlantar neuroma
dc.titleMorton’s Neuromaeng
dc.typeChaptereng
dc.typeCapítulospa
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