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July 2024
JAAHA Case Report of the Month – Tibial Nerve Neuroma
A new case report in JAAHA describes how surgeons managed a painful tibial nerve neuroma that developed relatively quickly after the nerve was damaged during a previous medical procedure.
A neuroma is a type of noncancerous nerve tissue that grows during neural fiber regeneration after the nerve has been damaged. It can cause pain, motor dysfunction, and other problems. Neuromas can develop following amputation (such as tail docking), or from accidental or iatrogenic injury (injury due to unrelated medical treatments such as surgeries).
A new case report in the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association (JAAHA) describes how surgeons managed a painful tibial nerve neuroma that developed relatively quickly after the nerve was damaged during a previous medical procedure.
Find out how long it took for the pain to disappear in the latest issue of JAAHA, “Management of an Early-Onset, Painful Tibial Nerve Neuroma Using an Autologous Nerve Graft,” at jaaha.org.