Efficacy of corticosteroid injection versus size of plantar interdigital neuroma.

Background: The aim of this prospective study was to assess the effectiveness of a single ultrasound-guided steroid injection in the treatment of Morton's neuromas and whether the response to injection correlates with the size of the neuroma.

Methods: Forty-three patients with clinical features of Morton's neuroma underwent ultrasound scan assessment. Once the lesion was confirmed in the relevant web space, a single corticosteroid injection was given using 40 mg of methylprednisolone along with 1% lidocaine.

Posterior olecranon plating: biomechanical and clinical evaluation of a new operative technique.

The purpose of this investigation was to compare the biomechanical analysis of a new plating technique for olecranon fractures to tension band wiring, and review early clinical results. Six matched pairs of cadaveric ulnae were used for the biomechanical analysis. A transverse osteotomy of the mid part of the olecranon was made.