Electron microscopic analysis of the interdigital neuroma.

Shereff, M J; Grande, D A · Clin Orthop Relat Res · 1991

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Electron microscopic evaluation was investigated in surgical specimens of interdigital neuroma. Edema of the endoneureum, fibrosis beneath the perineurium, axonal degeneration and necrosis suggest nerve damage occurs secondary to mechanical impingement in the etiology of interdigital neuroma.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy