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Improved foot-specific health with corticosteroid injection for Morton neuroma

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July 2013

Improved foot-specific health with corticosteroid injection for Morton neuroma

Vol: 2| Issue: 6| Number:107| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Methylprednisolone injections for the treatment of morton neuroma: a patient-blinded randomized trial

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 May 1;95(9):790-8. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01780

Contributing Authors:
CE Thomson I Beggs DJ Martin D McMillan RT Edwards D Russell ST Yeo IT Russell JN Gibson

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131 patients diagnosed with Morton's neuroma were randomized to determine the efficacy of a corticosteroid injection as a treatment option. Participants were allocated to receive an injection of methylprednisolone and lignocaine, or an injection of lignocaine alone (control). Blinded evaluation of outcomes was performed for 3 months post-injection. Results after 3 months indicated that foot-specif...

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