title: Reconstruction of a painful post-traumatic medial plantar neuroma with a bioabsorbable nerve conduit: a case report.
abstract: Although nerve injuries to feet may be common, primary repair of a damaged nerve in the foot is rare. Secondary digital nerve reconstruction in the foot has not been previously reported. This report describes a patient with post-traumatic neuroma of medial plantar nerve who was treated by neuroma resection; the nerve defect was reconstructed with bioabsorbable nerve conduit. This case illustrates successful, secondary reconstruction of nerve injury in the foot using a new surgical technique. A bioabsorbable polyglycolic acid nerve conduit eliminated the need for a short nerve graft and was effective in relieving the neuroma pain by providing an appropriate distal site for neural regeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kon-kuk University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dellon
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D002648:Child; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D009463:Neuroma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010146:Pain / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D020429:Tibial Neuropathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*