The Comparison of Ultrasonographic Size of Morton's Neuroma measured to Actual Size.
- Author:
J Young KIM
1
;
Kyung Tae LEE
;
Ki Won YOUNG
;
Sang Woo SON
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. salvagefoot@eulji.or.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Morton's neuroma;
Ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Female;
Hallux Valgus;
Humans;
Neuroma*;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
2006;10(1):80-83
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To compare ultrasonographic size of morton's neuroma measured to actual size MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-two (twenty-eight patients) of symptomic Morton's neuroma were measured by ultrasonography preoperatively and by manual method that designed by authors intraoperatively from January, 2002 to May, 2003. Two results were stastically compared by paired T-test RESULTS: Except one, all of cases were women and the mean age of patients was 50.6 years (32-62 years). The most common associated disease was hallux valgus deformity (17 cases). Six of Morton's neuromas located on second intermetatarsal space, sixteen of them did third intemetatarsal space and ten of neuromas located simultaneously second and third intermetatarsal space. The ultrasonographic size of neuroma averaged 3.48 mm and real size was 3.99 mm. The size checked by manual method was larger than by ultrasound with statical meaning CONCLUSION: The size of Morton's interdigital neuroma checked by ultrasonography on plantar aspect is smaller than real size. If you checked Morton's interdigital neuroma size by ultrasonography, you can suspect that real size of Morton's interdigital neuroma is larger than that size.
