Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for a Symptomatic Neuroma in a Traumatic Transmetatarsal Amputee: A Case Report.
JBJS Case Connect
; 14(3)2024 Jul 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39146438
ABSTRACT
CASE An overall healthy 48-year-old man suffered a left foot mangled crush injury resulting in a post-transmetatarsal amputation and subsequently developing a painful neuroma on the plantar surface of the foot. To avoid the zone of injury, targeted muscle reinnervation was used to treat the neuroma by coapting the tibial nerve to the motor point of the flexor hallucis longus (FHL) muscle. At 1-year follow-up, the patient reported no pain at rest, returned to work, and could ambulate with an orthosis for 30 minutes. CONCLUSION:
Rare tibial nerve coaptations to the FHL could serve as a treatment option for patients with neuromas in traumatic postmetatarsal amputation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Neuroma
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
JBJS Case Connect
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States