Morton's Neuroma Flashcards

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What is Morton’s Neuroma?

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  • Compression neuropathy of INTERDIGITAL NERVE
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Describe its epiemiology?

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  • More common in females 9:1
  • Most Frequent between 3rd/4th Metatarsals
  • 2nd most common between 2/3rd Metatarsals
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What is the pathology of Morton’s Neuroma?

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  • Poorly understood
    • COMPRESSION/ Tension around TRANSVERSE INTERDIGITAL LIGAMENT
    • Repeptitive microtrauma
    • Endoneural oedema
    • Excessive bursal tissue
    • All of the above can -> fibrosis
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What is the anatomy of the plantar nerves to the foot?

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  • From the tibial nerve
  • Lateral plantar nerve supplies sole of little, 4th toes and 4/5 and 3/4 webspaces
  • Medial plantar nerve supplies sole of great toe, 1st websapace and 2/3 web space
  • Note the 3rd interspace recieves branches from noth medial and lateral plantar nerves
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What webspace has dual nerve supply?

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  • Between 3rd/4th Metatarsals- the third webspace
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What does a patient with Morton’s Neuroma present with?

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Symptoms

  • Pain- 60% -RADATION TO TOE DISTALLY
  • Pain often DURING PUSH OFF
  • Feelig like a stone on ball of foot
  • PARATHESIA- 40% numbness/ dysesthesia plantar web space

Signs

  • Plantar tenderness with palpation just DISTAL to METATARSAL heads
  • A Mulder’s click ( bursa click) may be elicited when squeeze Metatarsals together
  • Metatarsalgia, MTP synovitis or instability must be ruled out
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What investigations are helpful in DDX Morton’s neuroma?

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  • Xrays
    • 3 weight bearing views of feet to rule out bony deformity
  • MRI
    • Rule out other pathology
    • not required for diagnosis
  • USS
    • maybe helpful to evaluate nerve
    • Dependent on size
    • not necessary for diagnosis
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What is the DDx of Morton’s Neuroma?

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  • MT synovItis
    • can mimic interdigital neuroma
    • Tx of neuroma by steriod injection can exacerbate pathologic ocndition of MTP joint
  • MT instability
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Describe tx of Morton’s Neuroma?

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  • Non operative
    • WIDE SHOE BOX, w FIRM SOLE, MT PAD
      • first line of TX
    • CORTICOSTERIOD INJECTION
      • ​Usually dorsal
      • Nerve is below transverse mt ligament
      • Avoid injecting MTPJ due to risk of iatrogenic instability
  • Operative
    • NEUROMA EXCISION
    • when non op fails
    • ​NEUROMA DECOMPRESSION
      • alternative to resection, esp in adjacent neuroma as excision would -> complete numb toe
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Describe surgical tx of Morton’s Neuroma?

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NEUROMA EXCISION

  • dorsal longitudinal incision in central web space incise fascia in line
  • Incise TRANSVERSE METATARSAL LIG to reveal NEUROMA BENEATH
  • EXCISE NEUROMA 2-3CM PROXIMAL to Transverse metatarsal ligament
  • BURY STUMP IN INTRINSICS
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What are the surgical complications?

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  • STUMP NEUROMA
    • most common from INADEQUATE RETRACTION (traction neuritis)
    • tethering of plantar neural branches that prevent retraction following resection
    • INADEQUATE RESECTION ( not proximal enough)
  • PAINFUL PLANTAR SCAR- 5% increased risk cf dorsal
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