Interdigital neuroma: Clinical examination and histopathologic results in 63 cases treated with excision

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-84

  Giannini, Sandro ^a,b   Bacchini, Patrizia ^a,b   Ceccarelli, Francesco ^a,b   Vannini, Francesca ^a,b  

^a Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interdigital Neuroma; Morton's Neuroma; Surgical Treatment; Web Space

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERDIGITAL NEUROMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METATARSALGIA; NEUROMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STROMA CELL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADULT; FOOT DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA;

EID: 3843091961     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402500208     Document Type: Article

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