This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Orthopaedics
The commonest cause for neuralgic pain in the foot is - 
Select and explain. 
A. Compression of comunication between medial and lateral planter nerves, B. Exaggeration of longitudinal arches, C. Injury to deltoid ligament, D. Shortening of planter aponeurosis
A: Compression of comunication between medial and lateral planter nerves
Answer: A: Compression of comunication between medial and lateral planter nerves 
Explanation: "Most series describe patients with pain, burning, paresthesia or numbness in the sole of the foot, sometimes confined to the territory of the medial or lateral planter nerve".