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- The article reviews the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of plantar heel neuroma, emphasizing its significance due to the common occurrence of persistent plantar heel pain.
- It highlights that neuroma of the medial calcaneal nerve is often overlooked, potentially leading to severe pain that may necessitate surgical treatment.
- The article presents a case study of a healthy patient experiencing chronic plantar heel pain that did not improve with various nonsurgical approaches.
Article Abstract
Unlabelled: This article reviews the diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of plantar heel neuroma, an entity that has previously been described and recognized, yet one that we feel warrants further review because of the prevalence of plantar heel pain that does not respond to the usual array of treatments. We feel that neuroma of the medial calcaneal nerve often goes undiagnosed, and may progress to a severely painful condition that requires surgical intervention. In this article, we describe another case of heel neuroma in an otherwise healthy patient with a history of chronic plantar heel pain that was unresponsive to a wide array of nonsurgical treatments.
Level Of Clinical Evidence: 4.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2009.01.013 | DOI Listing |
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