The surgical treatment of Morton's neuroma

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 379-384

  Singh, Samrendu K ^a   Ioli, James P ^a   Chiodo, Christopher P ^a  

^a Brigham Foot and Ankle Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Metatarsalgia; Morton's neuroma; Release; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FIBROSIS; FOOT PAIN; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; METATARSALGIA; MORTON NEUROMA; NEURECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOTICS; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; SYNOVITIS; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 27644474565     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cuor.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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