Abstract

In 45 patients (52 feet), 58 intermetatarsal spaces were operated on for Morton's neuralgia. The procedure included dorsal incision, division of the deep intermetatarsal ligament, and resection of the common digital nerve including the neuroma. The outcome of the operation was excellent in 13 clefts good in 20, fair in 14, and poor in 11 after a mean follow-up period of 6 years. Five clefts were reoperated, with improvement in four. The feet with Morton's neuralgia displayed a significantly higher rate of other foot pathologies than feet in a randomly selected control group. The results show the efficacy of the surgical treatment of Morton's neuralgia over a long follow-up period, with an improvement in 80% of cases.

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