Morton’s Neuroma

Morton’s Neuroma

Indication

Morton’s neuroma is a benign (non-cancerous) thickening or growth of a nerve in the foot. It most commonly affects the nerve between the second and third toes where the nerve bifurcates. However, any two toes maybe affected. The classical symptoms are those of pain and pins and needles and a burning feeling affecting the toes supplied by the nerve. The symptoms are often made worse with shoe wear and with walking. If untreated, the symptoms from this lesion may over a prolonged period of time resolve. However, where symptoms are persistent, the treatments available are the instillation of local anaesthetic and cortico-steroids into the affected area. This is a treatment that can be repeated only on a limited number of occasions.

Operation

If all other measures fail in resolving this condition, surgery to remove the neuroma maybe resorted to. This is often performed as a day case procedure. The incision for the excision maybe over the top of the foot or on the sole. The results may leave the affected toes numb as the nerve supplying them has been excised with the neuroma.

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