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Interdigital Nerve Entrapment

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Peripheral Nerve Entrapments

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Interdigital neuritis is a painful entrapment syndrome of the forefoot commonly named “Morton’s neuroma” and most often described by pain and radiating numbness to the toes. The pathology is more correctly understood as a compression of the common digital nerve. It is most frequently found within the third intermetatarsal space and is often related to women who have worn high heels for many years. This pain condition may be treated with nerve block or with neurolytic or surgical techniques.

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  1. Flagler Hospital (St. Augustine FL), Saint Augustine, FL, USA

    Beth S. Pearce DPM, BA(Biology)

  2. Interventional Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

    Michael N. Brown DC, MD

  3. Singular – Centro de Controle da Dor, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    Thais Khouri Vanetti MD, FIPP

  4. Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Thais Khouri Vanetti MD, FIPP

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Pearce, B.S., Brown, M.N., Vanetti, T.K. (2016). Interdigital Nerve Entrapment. In: Trescot, A.M. (eds) Peripheral Nerve Entrapments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27482-9_70

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