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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_21 | Pages 15 - 15
1 Apr 2013
Chuter G Chua Y Connell D Blackney M
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Introduction

Up to 70% of patients with symptomatic Morton's neuroma proceed to surgery having failed non-operative management. The success of surgical excision is up to 85% but carries with it significant morbidity. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a less invasive alternative.

Methods

We studied a consecutive cohort of patients with Morton's neuroma that had failed non-operative treatment. Instead of undergoing surgical excision, these patients were referred for RFA. Under a local anaesthetic nerve block, RFA was performed under ultrasound-guidance, as an out-patient procedure, by a single radiologist. The procedure was repeated after 4 weeks if necessary. We followed patients for a minimum of 6 months to assess their change in visual analogue pain scores (VAS), overall symptom improvement, complications and progression to surgical excision.