Electron microscopic analysis of the interdigital neuroma.
Electron microscopic evaluation was investigated in surgical specimens of interdigital neuroma. Edema of the endoneureum, fibrosis beneath the perineurium, axonal degeneration and necrosis suggest nerve damage occurs secondary to mechanical impingement in the etiology of interdigital neuroma.
Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, New York.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008684:Metatarsus; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000648:ultrastructure*