title: Operative treatment of interdigital Morton's neuroma.
abstract: The Authors present their experience in the surgical treatment of Morton's neuroma via a dorsal approach. The assessed results have been very good in terms of a clear clinical improvement and no recurrences in all the treated cases. The histological examination carried out on all the removed samples have shown that the thickening of the nerve first occurs due to perineural fibrosis and successively associated with sclerohyalinosis of the tissue, which is in line with the already existing literature reports. The Authors of the article reckon the adopted surgical technique to be simple, safe and highly effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, "San Polo" Hospital, Via Galvani 1, 34074, Monfalcone (GO), Italy. valente.maurizio@libero.it
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crucil
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Alecci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014034:Toes