Morton's metatarsalgia: Pathogenesis, aetiology and current management

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 646-655

  Hassouna, Hazem ^a,b   Singh, Dishan ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Management; Morton's metatarsalgia; Morton's neuroma; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ANAMNESIS; BURSITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LIGAMENT SURGERY; METATARSALGIA; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEURECTOMY; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SHOE; SURGICAL APPROACH; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ANALGESICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; METATARSALGIA; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 30644462109     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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