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*AKA interdigital neuralgia | *AKA interdigital neuralgia | ||
*Morton's neuroma describes benign enlargement of perineurium (neuroma) along the sensory nerves of the toes. | *Morton's neuroma describes benign enlargement of perineurium (neuroma) along the sensory nerves of the toes. | ||
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https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/musculoskeletal-and-connective-tissue-disorders/foot-and-ankle-disorders/interdigital-neuralgia | |||
[[Category:Sports Medicine]] | [[Category:Sports Medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Orthopedics]] | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 18 October 2019
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
Evaluation
- Clinical diagnosis
Management
- Outpatient management may include corrective footwear, local steroid/anesthetic injection, surgical excision
Disposition
- Discharge