Primary transposition of digital nerves into muscle in second ray amputation: a possible answer for neuroma formation

After second ray amputation, neuroma formation is a common cause of postoperative pain localized at the web space due to sectioning and leaving the digital nerve ends. Most of the time the complaints lead to two or more operations, using several described techniques, with some limited success. However, transposition of the digital nerve ends into interosseous muscles should be added to the second ray amputation as a part of procedure, neuroma problems can be solved. The technique is described by detail in this article which is advised for other ray amputations and during revisions.