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Sports Injuries - Foot Injuries - Forefoot | Forefoot | | Term | Also Known As | Description | | corns and calluses | | A corn is thickened skin on a toe and a callus is thickened skin on a hand or the sole of a foot. | | pes cavus | claw foot | Pes cavus is a disorder in which toe joints are bent in a claw-like position and the arch is unusually high. | | metatarsophalangeal joint synovitis | metatarsalgia | Metatarsophalangeal joint synovitis is pain and/or inflammation of the connective tissue between the bones of the middle of the foot and the toes. | | Morton's syndrome | | Morton's Syndrome is a hereditary condition in which the big toe bone closest to the foot is unusually short. | | Morton's neuroma | | Morton's Neuroma is a condition in which a nerve(s), most often between the third and fourth toes, is pinched. | | hallux valgus | bunion | A hallux valgus is a swelling of the joint at the base of the big toe toward the middle of the foot. | | first MTP joint sprain | turf toe | First metatarsal phalangeal (MTP) joint sprain occurs when a muscle, ligament or tendon at the foot joint between the metatarsal and tarsal bones leading to the big toe is pulled or twisted enough to overstretch or start tearing. | | metatarsal fracture | | A metatarsal fracture occurs when a long, thin bone of the inward part of a toe cracks or breaks. |
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