Treatment of recalcitrant intermetatarsal neuroma with 4% sclerosing alcohol injection: a pilot study.

The purpose of this investigation was to conduct a prospective trial to assess the effectiveness of a 4% sclerosing alcohol injection in a small group of patients with intermetatarsal neuromas who had failed previous conservative therapies including corticosteroid injections. Six patients with 8 neuromas were followed for a mean 346 days. A weekly series of 3-9 injections containing 1 mL of the 4% alcohol sclerosing solution were given based on patient response to treatment.