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[Surgical treatment of Morton's neuroma]
Grete Sofie Hortemo1, Vilhjalmur Finsen
1Ortopedisk avdeling, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim. grete.sofie.hortemo@stolav.no
Background:
We have resected the nerve when surgery is indicated for Morton's neuroma and wanted to compare our results with results reported after decompression.
Material And Methods:
33 patients with 37 operated feet filled in a questionnaire 17 (8-27) months after surgery. They were asked to indicate their pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS: 0 = no pain, 100 = worst imaginable pain).
Results:
Patients' mean age was 44 (17-76) at the time of operation. The average VAS score for pain was 81 (35-100) before operation and 7 (0-52) at review. 28 said the pain had disappeared (VAS 0).
Conclusion:
Three quarters of our patients had no pain at review. This is comparable to reported results after decompression.
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