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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Morton's neuroma (also known as Morton's metatarsalgia, Morton's neuralgia, plantar neuroma and intermetatarsal neuroma) is a benign neuroma of the interdigital plantar nerve.

This problem is characterised by numbness and pain, relieved by removing footwear.

Although it is labeled a "neuroma", many sources do not consider it a true tumor, but rather a thickening of existing tissue.

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