[Surgical treatment of Morton's neuroma].
BACKGROUND
We have resected the nerve when surgery is indicated for Morton's neuroma and wanted to compare our results with results reported after decompression.


METHODS
33 patients with 37 operated feet filled in a questionnaire 17 (8-27) months after surgery. They were asked to indicate their pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS: 0 = no pain, 100 = worst imaginable pain).


RESULTS
Patients' mean age was 44 (17-76) at the time of operation. The average VAS score for pain was 81 (35-100) before operation and 7 (0-52) at review. 28 said the pain had disappeared (VAS 0).


CONCLUSIONS
Three quarters of our patients had no pain at review. This is comparable to reported results after decompression.
Ortopedisk avdeling, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim. grete.sofie.hortemo@stolav.no
Grete Sofie
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Hortemo
Vilhjalmur
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Finsen
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008684:Metatarsus / Q000294:innervation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000601:surgery; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*; D009463:Neuroma / Q000601:surgery*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013577:Syndrome