Abstract
Morton neuralgia comprises a painful paroxysmal syndrome emanating from the intercapital metatarsal region and was described in 1876 by Thomas G. Morton (not to be confused with Duddley Morton, who described the convex forefoot; see Chap. 10).
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Regnauld, B. (1986). Morton Neuralgia. In: The Foot. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61605-1_35
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