Abstract
Morton’s neuroma represents a nerve entrapment syndrome in which the intermetatarsal nerve in the second and/or third webspace becomes compressed by the intermetatarsal ligament, enlarges, and undergoes perineural fibrosis [1–4].
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Shapiro, S.L. (2016). Uniportal Endoscopic Decompression of the Interdigital Nerve for Morton’s Neuroma. In: Scuderi, G., Tria, A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopedics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34109-5_74
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