What is the treatment for Mortons neuroma?
Non-operative Treatment Most patients’ symptoms subside when they change footwear to a wide soft shoe with a metatarsal support inside to relieve the pressure on the involved area. If this treatment fails, a cortisone injection into the nerve is occasionally helpful. Operative Treatment When conservative measures are unsuccessful, surgery can be a good choice in the treatment of Morton’s neuroma. The operation for Morton’s neuroma does not require an overnight hospital stay. The anesthetic used is an ankle block, which completely numbs the foot during the surgery. • The physician removes the neuroma from an incision made on the top of the foot between the involved metatarsal heads. • The nerve to the interspace is exposed and cut next to the metatarsal heads. What types of complications may occur? The main complication resulting from a neuroma excision (removal) is a recurrence of the neuroma. The nerve itself doesn’t return, but whenever a portion of a nerve is removed, the stump will
