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Table 1 Electronic search strategy for MEDLINE database, January 2018
| # | Searches |
|---|---|
| 1 | peripheral nervous system neoplasms/ OR nerve compression syndromes/ OR nerve sheath neoplasms/ OR neuralgia/ OR neuritis/ OR (neuralgia$1 OR neuritis OR entrapment$1 OR (nerve ADJ5 compression)).ti,ab. |
| 2 | neurilemmoma/ OR neuroma/ OR neurofibroma/ OR (neurilemmoma$1 OR neuroma$1 OR neurofibroma$1).ti,ab. |
| 3 | foot diseases/ OR foot/ OR forefoot/ OR (foot OR forefoot).ti,ab. |
| 4 | metatarsus/ OR metatarsal bones/ OR metatarsophalangeal joint/ OR toes/ OR (metatarsus OR metatarsal$1 OR intermetatarsal OR metatarsophalangeal OR toe$1 OR interdigital OR (plantar ADJ5 digital)).ti,ab. |
| 5 | (morton$1 ADJ5 (disease$1 OR neuroma$1 OR neuralgia$1)).ti,ab. OR metatarsalgia/ OR metatarsalgia$1.ti,ab. |
| 6 | 1 OR 2 |
| 7 | 3 OR 4 |
| 8 | 6 AND 7 |
| 9 | 5 OR 8 |
| 10 | exp animals/ NOT humans.sh. |
| 11 | 9 NOT 10 |
| 12 | (treat$5 OR intervention$2 OR therap$5 OR manag$5 OR procedur$2).ti,ab. |
| 13 | 11 AND 12 (apply English language filter) |
