Morton's neuroma: Difference between revisions
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
*Morton's neuroma describes | [[File:PMC3390214 ijtmb-5-2-12f1.png|thumb|Morton's neuroma anatomy]] | ||
*AKA interdigital neuralgia | |||
*Morton's neuroma describes benign enlargement of perineurium (neuroma) along the sensory nerves of the toes. | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
[[File:PMC3390214 ijtmb-5-2-12f2.png|thumb|Dorsal Morton's neuroma]] | |||
*Pain, often nonspecific, burning, or lancinating, around metatarsal heads or toes | |||
*Usually unilateral | |||
*Worse with narrow/closed toe shoes | |||
*May have foreign body sensation like a pebble in their shoe | |||
*Tenderness to palpation on plantar aspect of interdigital space with reproduction of burning pain | |||
**Squeezing interdigital space may produce notable click | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
* Metatarsalgia | * Metatarsalgia | ||
* [[ | * [[Toe phalanx fracture]] | ||
* Diabetic neuropathy | * [[Diabetic neuropathy]] | ||
* Baxter's neuropathy | * Baxter's neuropathy | ||
* Tarsal tunnel syndrome | * Tarsal tunnel syndrome | ||
{{Foot diagnoses}} | |||
==Evaluation== | ==Evaluation== | ||
*Clinical diagnosis | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Outpatient management may include corrective footwear, local steroid/anesthetic injection, surgical excision | |||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
*Discharge | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/musculoskeletal-and-connective-tissue-disorders/foot-and-ankle-disorders/interdigital-neuralgia | |||
[[Category:Sports Medicine]] | [[Category:Sports Medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Orthopedics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:54, 11 February 2020
Background
- AKA interdigital neuralgia
- Morton's neuroma describes benign enlargement of perineurium (neuroma) along the sensory nerves of the toes.
Clinical Features
- Pain, often nonspecific, burning, or lancinating, around metatarsal heads or toes
- Usually unilateral
- Worse with narrow/closed toe shoes
- May have foreign body sensation like a pebble in their shoe
- Tenderness to palpation on plantar aspect of interdigital space with reproduction of burning pain
- Squeezing interdigital space may produce notable click
Differential Diagnosis
- Metatarsalgia
- Toe phalanx fracture
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Baxter's neuropathy
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Foot diagnoses
Acute
- Foot and toe fractures
- Subtalar dislocation
- Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain (turf toe)
- Acute arterial ischemia
- Calcaneal bursitis
Subacute/Chronic
- Diabetic foot infection
- Peripheral artery disease
- Plantar fasciitis
- Trench foot
- Ingrown toenail
- Paronychia
- Tinea pedis
- Morton's neuroma
- Diabetic neuropathy
Evaluation
- Clinical diagnosis
Management
- Outpatient management may include corrective footwear, local steroid/anesthetic injection, surgical excision
Disposition
- Discharge