Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 201-203 , 2006

The digital nerve stretch test: A sensitive indicator of Morton's neuroma and neuritis

  • D.J. Cloke

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 17 Windsor Terrace, South Gosforth, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE3 1YL, UK. Tel.: +44 191 284 3872; fax: +44 191 284 3872.
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  • M.E. Greiss

Received 31 January 2006 ,Accepted 11 April 2006.

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PII: S1268-7731(06)00038-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2006.04.002

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 201-203 , 2006

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