Mortons' Neuroma: A Specialist's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Surgical Decision-Making

Morton’s Neuroma: A Specialist’s Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Surgical Decision-Making — Professor Simon Platt
Description
That burning pain between your toes has a name — and a solution.
Morton’s neuroma is one of the most common causes of forefoot pain, yet patients receive wildly conflicting advice: rest it, inject it, operate on it, or simply live with it. This confusion ends here.
Written by Professor Simon Platt — Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon and President of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) — this specialist’s guide delivers the clear, evidence-based explanation that patients deserve and the structured clinical framework that practitioners need.
Inside, you’ll discover: What Morton’s neuroma actually is — and why it’s not a tumour Why the condition doesn’t self-resolve: the compression cycle explained How to recognise the classic symptoms and rule out the mimics When imaging is genuinely needed (and when it isn’t) The complete treatment ladder: footwear modification, orthotics, corticosteroid and alcohol injections, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, and shockwave therapy How to know when conservative care has failed Who is a true candidate for surgery, what the operation involves, and what recovery really looks like Long-term outcomes backed by evidence — not opinion Perhaps 30–50% of patients can control their symptoms without surgery. This book helps you work out whether you’re one of them — and if you’re not, how to time intervention appropriately, neither rushing to the operating theatre nor prolonging months of ineffective treatment.
Whether you’re a patient seeking answers, a clinician wanting a structured reference, or a student of foot pathology, this is the authoritative, practical guide to understanding and resolving Morton’s neuroma.
Stop guessing. Understand your condition. Make an informed decision.