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Forefoot pain can be debilitating and limit mobility and activity. Two common sources of forefoot pain are metatarsophalangeal joint pathology and Morton’s neuroma. Office-based imaging-guided procedures can treat pain from the MTP joint and Morton’s neuroma. We aim to outline common nonsurgical pain procedures used to treat forefoot pain due to these etiologies.
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Spinner, D.A., Eldon, E.R. (2022). MTP Joint and Morton’s Neuroma. In: Jankovic, D., Peng, P. (eds) Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthesia and Pain Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88727-8_69
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