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  • Title: Clinical results of simultaneous adjacent interdigital neurectomy in the foot.
    Author: Benedetti RS, Baxter DE, Davis PF.
    Journal: Foot Ankle Int; 1996 May; 17(5):264-8. PubMed ID: 8734796.
    Abstract:
    Fifteen patients (19 feet) who underwent simultaneous surgical excision of two primary interdigital neuromas in adjacent web spaces of the foot were studied retrospectively. There were 11 female patients (73%). The average age of the patients was 54.4 years. Other causes of multiple web space tenderness were excluded prior to surgical resection of both neuromas. At an average follow-up of 68.6 months (range, 32-113 months), 10 feet (53%) had complete resolution of symptoms and six feet (31%) had minimal residual symptoms. Three feet in two patients (16%) continued to have significant pain after surgery. One sequela of the procedure was dense sensory loss of the plantar aspect of the third metatarsal head to the tip of the third toe. There was also proximal dorsal sensory loss to the second, third, and fourth toes which was a function of the type of incision used. The sensory loss did not cause disability in the patients, but did cause some awkwardness with nail care. Resection of adjacent interdigital neuromas, although rarely indicated, can be expected to provide significant pain relief in 84% of patients, which is similar to results reported for resection of a single neuroma.
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