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This case shows that TMR can also be applied for this indication in recurrent traumatic neuroma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBSERVATIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 55-year-old patient with a history of cerebral palsy presented with a painful swelling in his right knee, 40 years after multiple Achilles tendon surgeries for contractures. On imaging, the lesion was suspect for a traumatic neuroma of the posterior sural nerve. After two failed resections, TMR was performed by connecting the proximal end of the sural nerve to the motor branch of the lateral gastrocnemius muscle. During outpatient visits at 3, 6, and 12 months, the patient reported significantly less pain compared to before the TMR. He had no weakness of plantar flexion. Postoperative imaging, however, showed atrophy of the lateral gastrocnemius muscle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>LESSONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case shows that TMR can be a successful strategy to treat recurrent traumatic neuroma after previous failed transection of single neuromata in nonamputee cases. In the authors\u2019 patient, TMR did not result in motor deficit, but more research is needed to investigate this consequence of TMR for this indication.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/case2264","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,11]],"date-time":"2022-04-11T03:08:17Z","timestamp":1649646497000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Targeted muscle reinnervation for a recurrent traumatic neuroma of the sural nerve: illustrative case"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"3","author":[{"given":"Mark P.","family":"van Opijnen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Neurosurgery and"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hans Marten","family":"Hazelbag","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pathology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Godard C. 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