title: Joint denervation and neuroma surgery as joint-preserving therapy for ankle pain.
abstract: Partial joint denervation or surgical neuroma therapy are alternative concepts to treat pain around the ankle joint that preserve joint function and relieve pain by interrupting neural pathways that transmit pain impulses from the joint to the brain. This review article summarizes the indication, anatomic background, operative techniques, and clinical results of joint denervation or neuroma surgery, which, although rarely reported and used, may provide a valuable alternative treatment in selected patients with neurogenous problems around the ankle.
authors.affiliation: Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Spitalstrasse 21, Basel CH-4031, Switzerland. andreas_gohritz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gohritz
authors.forename: A Lee
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dellon
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kalbermatten
authors.forename: Ilario
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fulco
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tremp
authors.forename: Dirk J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schaefer
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000294:innervation*; D003714:Denervation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009463:Neuroma / Q000601:surgery*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Ankle joint; Joint denervation; Joint innervation; Nerve transposition; Neuroma