title: Perioperative posterior heel pain caused by multiple etiologies including a neuroma in continuity of the posterior branch of the sural nerve: a case report.
abstract: Posterior heel pain after a prior Haglund's deformity surgical correction can be resultant to multiple etiologies: osseous, tendinous, and neural. In this case report, all three potential etiologies were found to be contributing to the postoperative status of the patient. This case report illustrates identification and treatment of a neuroma in continuity of the posterior branch of the sural nerve with preservation of the sural nerve itself via microdissection, which we believe has not been described previously in the literature.
authors.forename: Stephen L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Nathan L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006365:Heel / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009463:Neuroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome