Summary of clinical findings in the nine patients (12 feet)
Case No | Age/Sex | Foot No | Side | Complaints/Symptoms | Tinel's sign | Heel sparing | Duration (onset–treatment) | Surgery | Follow up | Outcome |
1 | 56/F | 1 | L | Foot sole burning pain and hypaesthesia | + | + | 17M | TTO only | 61M | Unchanged |
2 | 52/M | 2 | R | Foot sole burning pain and hypaesthesia | + | + | 3M | TTO + NVD | 38M | Excellent |
3 | L | Foot sole burning pain and hypaesthesia | + | + | 3M | TTO + NVD | 37M | Excellent | ||
3 | 53/F | 4 | R | Foot sole numbness and hypaesthesia | + | + | 7M | TTO + NVD | 35M | Excellent |
4 | 52/F | 5 | R | Foot sole pain and hypaesthesia | + | − | 16M | TTO + NVD | 35M | Good |
6 | L | Foot sole pain and hypaesthesia, abductor hallucis paresis | + | − | 16M | TTO + NVD | 34M | Excellent | ||
5 | 78/F | 7 | R | Foot sole burning pain and hypaesthesia | + | + | 5M | TTO + NVD | 30M | Good |
6 | 77/F | 8 | L | Foot sole burning pain and hypaesthesia | + | + | 6M | TTO + NVD | 12M | Fair |
7 | 63/F | 9 | L | Foot sole burning pain and hypaesthesia | + | + | 24M | TTO + NVD | 11M | Excellent |
10 | R | Foot sole burning pain and hypaesthesia | + | + | 24M | TTO + NVD | 10M | Excellent | ||
8 | 78/M | 11 | L | Foot sole numbness and hypaesthesia | + | + | 4M | TTO + NVD | 10M | Good |
9 | 72/M | 12 | R | Foot sole numbness and hypaesthesia | + | − | 14M | TTO + NVD | 9M | Good |
M=Months; TTO=tarsal tunnel opening; NVD=neurovascular decompression.