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Morton Neuroma

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Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors

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Abstract

It originates from the digital plantar nerve in the area corresponding to the head of the third and fourth metatarsal and is caused by microtrauma on the nerve, compressed between the heads of the metatarsals.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Pathological Anatomy and Histology and Clinical Orthopaedics, University of Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M. D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor, Director)

  2. 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M. D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor, Director)

  3. Graduate School of Orthopaedics, USA

    Mario Campanacci M. D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor, Director)

  4. Tumor Centre, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M. D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor, Director)

  5. Department of Pathological Anatomy, M. Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy

    Franco Bertoni M. D. (Chief-of-Staff, Pathological Anatomy Consultant) & Patrizia Bacchini M. D. (Attending-Staff)

  6. Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Franco Bertoni M. D. (Chief-of-Staff, Pathological Anatomy Consultant)

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Campanacci, M., Bertoni, F., Bacchini, P. (1990). Morton Neuroma. In: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-29279-2_99

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