The plantar incision for procedures involving the forefoot. An evaluation of one hundred and fifty incisions in one hundred and fifteen patients.

A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Plantar Versus Dorsal Incisions for Operative Treatment of Primary Morton’s Neuroma

“…The limited risk of painful plantar scars and related complaints is supported by several other studies. 8,13,14,20,23,24 There were no significant differences between the approaches in terms of clinically good (excellent and good) results of surgery, 87% (plantar) and 83% (dorsal), and the failure rate in the plantar and dorsal groups showed proportionately low values, 0% and 7%, respectively (Table 2). These figures are in the same range as the earlier published findings in our retrospective study 1 : 88% in the plantar and 80% in the dorsal group and 7% and 12% failure rates, respectively, according to our definition of failures in this study.…”

Excision of Morton’s Neuroma Using a Longitudinal Plantar Approach

“…In terms of VAS scores, our results are consistent with previous midterm studies dealing with MN excision through a plantar approach. 19,20,22,23,34 Diagnosing a MN based on the patient's history and on physical examination (notably the dorsal stretch test and Mulder's click, when linked with the patient's typical pain) had shown a diagnostic accuracy of 72%. 31,35 The 100% detection rate in our study seems to be connected to our applied technique of placing the patient in a prone position in the MR scanner.…”

Cuboid-Navicular Tarsal Coalition

“…Resection of the bar is indicated for young patients without radiographic evidence of degenerative abnormalities or associations with other coalitions. Most authors agree that resection of the coalition provides good results (14) . The dorsolateral access route used for our patient enabled adequate viewing of the bar and adequate resection, thereby avoiding the complications relating to plantar incisions 4 , 15 .…”