Title: Morton's neuroma - Wikipedia
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Morton's neuroma
Contents
Signs and symptoms
Diagnosis
Histopathology
Imaging
Treatment
In popular culture
References
External links

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Morton's neuroma
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Benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve
Medical condition
Morton's neuroma
Other names
Morton neuroma, Morton's metatarsalgia, Intermetatarsal neuroma, and Intermetatarsal space neuroma

The plantar nerves. Specialty
Neurology
Morton's neuroma is a benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces (between the second/third and third/fourth metatarsal heads; the first is of the big toe), which results in the entrapment of the affected nerve. The main symptoms are pain and/or numbness, sometimes relieved by ceasing to wear footwear with tight toeboxes and high heels (which have been linked to the condition). The condition is named after Thomas George Morton, though it was first correctly described by a chiropodist named Durlacher. Some sources claim that entrapment of the plantar nerve resulting from compression between the metatarsal heads, as originally proposed by Morton, is highly unlikely, because the plantar nerve is on the plantar side of the transverse metatarsal ligament and thus does not come into contact with the metatarsal heads. It is more likely that the transverse metatarsal ligament is the cause of the entrapment. Though the condition is labeled as a neuroma, many sources do not consider it a true tumor, but rather a perineural fibroma (fibrous tissue formation around nerve tissue ). Contents
1 Signs and symptoms
2 Diagnosis
2.1 Histopathology
2.2 Imaging
3 Treatment
4 In popular culture
5 References
6 External links
Signs and symptoms
Symptoms include pain on weight bearing, frequently after only a short time. The nature of the pain varies widely among individuals.