Recalcitrant heel pain. Traumatic fibrosis versus heel neuroma.
In 1977, Davidson et al wrote an article entitled "Heel Neuroma." Since that time there has been a strong debate on whether the heel neuroma actually exists. The authors present a study of 14 patients presenting with recalcitrant heel pain. Each patient underwent surgical excision of a plantar heel mass. Two patients had bilateral procedures. Preoperative findings are compared with postoperative results. All of the patients experienced at least 75% relief, and the overall satisfaction rate was 79%.
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D005355:Fibrosis; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006365:Heel / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009463:Neuroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*