Treatment of recalcitrant intermetatarsal neuroma with 4% sclerosing alcohol injection: A pilot study

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 287-291

  Hyer, Christopher F ^a,b   Mehl, Lynette R ^a,c   Block, Alan J ^a   Vancourt, Robert B ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center   (United States)

^c Ohio State University Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Injection; Intermetatarsal; Neuroma; Sclerosing

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; METATARSALGIA; NEUROMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 22144495725     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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