INTRODUCTION There have been anecdotal reports of the efficacy of diathermy (electrocoagulation) in the prevention of neuroma formation. However, this has not been investigated in the laboratory. In this experiment involving 40 rats, diathermy was applied to the terminal proximal ends of transected rat common peroneal nerves to evaluate its effect on neuroma formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS M...

The results from studies of loud noise exposure and acoustic neuroma are conflicting. A population-based casecontrol study of 451 acoustic neuroma patients and 710 age-, sex-, and region-matched controls was conducted in Sweden between 2002 and 2007. Occupational exposure was based on historical measurements of occupational noise (321 job titles summarized by a job exposure matrix) and compared...

neuroma, surgical resection can result in complete pain relief. A heightened awareness of the diagnosis and management of neuroma is very important, since this is a treatable cause of pain. When having a consultation about chronic pain after LD breast reconstruction, surgeons should always keep in mind that this is a complex and heterogenous condition for both diagnosis and treatment. Thoracodo...

Methods Forty consecutive subjects with third inter-space neuromas identified on ultrasound were included. The size of the neuroma and the inter-space were measured using ultrasound by the same examiner. Neuroma diameter was measured non-weightbearing plantarly and the inter-space was measured from the dorsal aspect when weightbearing. The proportion of the space occupied by the neuroma was cal...

Stump neuroma is a common cause of pain from disorganized proliferation of nerve fascicles occurring after limb amputation. Ultrasound guided alcohol injection in painful stump neuroma has been tried as a new treatment approach. Herein, we report 2 male patients, who had traumatic amputation and claimed severe and diffuse burning pain in the stump area. Neuroma at the distal end of an amputated...

OBJECTIVE Traumatic amputation at the pelvic level is a rare procedure with few studies addressing long-term complications. Painful neuroma formation may form at the site of nerve transection and cause significant impairments in daily living. Ultrasound-guided cryoablation therapy has grown in popularity and should be considered in patients with painful neuromas. This is a case report of comple...

OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome of surgical excision of Morton's neuroma after a local anesthetic diagnostic block into the neuroma has relieved symptoms. DESIGN A cohort study. SETTING A university affiliated hospital. PATIENTS A sequential series of 37 patients who underwent 41 excisions with at least 2 years' follow-up. Seven patients had undergone repeat excision of a neuroma, and ...

Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) was initially designed to provide cortical control of upper limb prostheses through a series of novel nerve transfers. Early experience has suggested that TMR may also inhibit symptomatic neuroma formation. We present the first report of TMR performed at the time of a traumatic shoulder disarticulation. The procedure was done to prevent painful neuroma pain a...

Exposure to occupational loud noise has been previously identified as a possible risk factor for acoustic neuroma in only one relatively small (n = 86 cases) case-control study of men. The goal of the present study was to further examine the role of loud noise in acoustic neuroma etiology. In their population-based case-control study of both sexes conducted from 1999 to 2002 in Sweden, the auth...

Exposure to occupational loud noise has been previously identified as a possible risk factor for acoustic neuroma in only one relatively small (n 1⁄4 86 cases) case-control study of men. The goal of the present study was to further examine the role of loud noise in acoustic neuroma etiology. In their population-based case-control study of both sexes conducted from 1999 to 2002 in Sweden, the au...