Late clinical outcome of patients undergoing neurectomy for Morton’s neuroma

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcome of patients undergoingneurectomy for Morton’s neuroma in late postoperative periodslasting more than 10 years. Methods: Twenty-five patients (33feet) who underwent neurectomy for Morton’s neuroma between1996 and 2006 were assessed. Medical records were evaluated, andthe patients were contacted by phone, invited to participate byanswering the Neuroma Clinical Evaluation questionnaire, and hadtheir pain classified on the Analog Scale. Results: The mean age ofthe 25 patients was 53.84 years on the date of the surgical procedure.Female patients (80%) and left foot (57.57%) predominated. Theintermetatarsal space most affected was the third (87.87%). The meanpostoperative time of these patients was 138.24 months (±34.62).The clinical results showed that 48.48% of the feet had a clinicalscore corresponding to an “excellent” result, 24.24% had a “good”result, 18.18% a “fair” result, and 9.09% a “poor” result. Regardingthe presence of pain, the subjects reported an average value of 2.09points. Conclusion: Most of the patients had good clinical progressand a low level of pain, at 138.24 months on average after neurectomyfor Morton’s neuroma.