ArticleClinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.)2021
Anatomic basis for a new ultrasound-guided, mini-invasive technique for release of the deep transverse metatarsal ligament.
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- Sonographic anatomy and technique to image the plantar digital nerves and aid identification of a Morton's neuroma.Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2024Article
- Imaging modalities for non-acute pathologies of the foot and ankle.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2024Article
- Anatomical considerations of US-guided carpal tunnel release in daily clinical practice.Journal of ultrasonography · 2023Article
- The hallucal interphalangeal ossicle: anatomy and basis for ultrasound-guided surgical shaving.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Anatomic basis for a new ultrasound-guided, mini-invasive technique for release of the deep transverse metatarsal ligament.Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionMorton's neuroma is an entrapment neuropathy of the third common plantar digital nerve, caused by the deep transverse metatarsal ligament (DTML). Minimally invasive or percutaneous surgery is a very common procedure, but surgical effectivity of this technique remains controversial. The goal of our study was to prove the effectiveness and safety of a new ultrasound-guided technique for DTML-release in a cadaver model. MATERIALS, METHODS, AND
resultsThe DTML was visualized in 10 fresh frozen donated body to science-feet (eight male and two females, five left and five right) using an US device (GE Logic R7; 13 MHz linear probe, Madrid, Spain). Consecutively, minimally invasive ultrasound-guided surgery was performed. Exclusion criteria of the donated bodies to science were previous history of forefoot surgery and space occupying mass lesions. The complete release of the ligament was achieved in all specimens without damage of any important anatomical structures as proven by anatomical dissection.
conclusionsThe results of this study indicate that our novel approach of an ultrasound-guided release of the DTML is safer and more effective compared to blind techniques. The DTML could reliably be visualized and securely cut through a dorsal, minimally invasive surgical incision of only 2 mm.
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