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Morton's Neuroma

Aka: Morton's Neuroma, Interdigital Neuroma
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  1. Definition
    1. Perineural fibrosis of plantar nerve
    2. Affects medial and lateral plantar branch communication
  2. Mechanism
    1. Repetitive trauma
    2. Secondary Fibrosis
    3. Painful fusiform swelling of nerve
  3. Epidemiology
    1. Women more often affected than Men
  4. Symptoms
    1. Severe burning pain at third web space
    2. Numbness in affected toes
    3. Radiation of pain into third and fourth toes
    4. Provocative
      1. Worse with activity
      2. Aggravated by tight shoes
    5. Palliative
      1. Relieved by removing shoe
      2. Relieved by massaging foot
  5. Management: Conservative therapy
    1. Often does not provide relief
    2. Pad to separate third and fourth Metatarsals heads
    3. Avoid tight fitting shoes
    4. Morton's Neuroma Injection
  6. Management: Surgical Excision of Neuroma
    1. Failed conservative management

Morton's metatarsalgia (C0311337)

Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD10 G57.6
SnomedCT 189172000, 193150007, 367097000, 155078003, 193149007, 30085007
English MORTON METATARSALGIA, MORTON TOE, Morton neuroma (disorder), Interdigital neuralgia (disorder), Morton Neuroma, Morton's Neuroma, morton neuroma, neuroma morton, morton's toe, Mortons metatarsalgia, morton toe, morton's toes, interdigital neuroma, morton's neuroma, morton's neuromas, mortons neuroma, mortons neuromas, morton's disease, morton's neuralgia, morton s neuromas, mortons toe, Morton's neuralgia, Morton's toe, Morton's disease, Morton's metatarsalgia, Morton's neuroma, Interdigital neuralgia, Interdigital neuroma, Morton metatarsalgia, Morton neuroma, Morton's metatarsalgia (disorder), Morton; metatarsalgia, Morton; neuralgia, Morton; neuroma, interdigital; neuroma, metatarsalgia; Morton, neuralgia; Morton, neuroma; Morton, neuroma; interdigital, Interdigital Nerve Scar, mortons metatarsalgia
Italian Neuroma di Morton, Nevralgia di Morton, Metatarsalgia di Morton
Dutch metatarsalgie van Morton, Morton; metatarsalgie, Morton; neuralgie, Morton; neuroom, interdigitaal; neuroom, metatarsalgie; Morton, neuralgie; Morton, neuroom; Morton, neuroom; interdigitaal, Mortons neuroom, Mortonse neuralgie
French Métatarsalgie de Morton, Névralgie de Morton, Névrome de Morton
German Morton-Metatarsalgie, Morton-Neuralgie, Morton-Neurom
Portuguese Metatarsalgia de Morton, Neuralgia de Morton, Neuroma de Morton
Spanish Metatarsalgia de Morton, Interdigital neuralgia, Morton neuroma, dedo de Morton, enfermedad de Morton, metatarsalgia de Morton (trastorno), metatarsalgia de Morton, neuralgia de Morton, neuroma de Morton, Neuralgia de Morton, Neuroma de Morton
Japanese モートン中足骨痛, モートン神経腫, モートン神経痛, ﾓｰﾄﾝｼﾝｹｲｼｭ, ﾓｰﾄﾝﾁｭｳｿｸｺﾂﾂｳ, ﾓｰﾄﾝｼﾝｹｲﾂｳ
Czech Mortonův neurom, Mortonova neuralgie, Mortonova metatarzalgie
Hungarian Morton-neuroma, Morton-neuralgia, Morton-féle metatarsalgia
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