Epidemiological Investigation of the Aid of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Determining Long-Term Prognosis for Soundness Following Palmar/Plantar Digital Neurectomy for Chronic Foot Pain

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Accurate diagnosis of chronic foot pain by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows appropriate case selection for palmar/plantar digital neurectomy (PDN). OBJECTIVES: To report follow‐up for chronic foot pain treated by PDN, with and without MRI diagnosis. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. METHODS: The electronic patient records of all animals that underwent PDN were reviewed. Follow‐up was obtained from owners using a structured postal/telephone questionnaire. Chi squared/Fisher's exact tests or 2‐sample t tests were used, with statistical significance set as P