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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.