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Neurectomy for Bilateral Morton's Neuroma

A Case Report of a Male Patient

Terufumi Shibata Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Kazuki Kanazawa Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Tomonobu Hagio Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

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So Minokawa Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Masaya Nagatomo Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Masatoshi Naito Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

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Morton's neuroma is a common condition that mainly affects middle-aged women, and many articles have addressed the surgical treatment of this condition. Previous reports have described bilateral neuroma excision in women but not in men. We report a rare case of bilateral neuromas in a male patient treated with simultaneous neurectomy.

Corresponding author: Terufumi Shibata, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan. (E-mail: teru-sky-ideal@lion.ocn.ne.jp)