- The
metatarsal bones or
metatarsus (pl.: metatarsi) are a
group of five long
bones in the midfoot,
located between the
tarsal bones (which form the heel...
- The
metatarsophalangeal joints (MTP joints) are the
joints between the
metatarsal bones of the foot and the
proximal bones (proximal phalanges) of the toes...
- Morton's toe is the
condition of
having a
first metatarsal bone that is
shorter than the
second metatarsal (see diagram). It is a type of brachymetatarsia...
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plantar metatarsal arteries (digital branches) are four in number,
arising from the
convexity of the
plantar arch. They run
forward between the
metatarsal bones...
- of the five
metatarsal bones. The
fifth metatarsal is
analogous to the
fifth metacarpal bone in the hand. As with the four
other metatarsal bones it can...
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third intermetatarsal spaces (between the second/third and third/fourth
metatarsal heads; the
first is of the big toe),
which results in the
entrapment of...
- and
navicular metatarsus (5): first, second, third, fourth, and
fifth metatarsal bone
phalanges (14)
There can be many
sesamoid bones near the metatarsophalangeal...
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Lisfranc fracture, is an
injury of the foot in
which one or more of the
metatarsal bones are
displaced from the tarsus. The
injury is
named after Jacques...
- The
first metatarsal bone is the bone in the foot just
behind the big toe. The
first metatarsal bone is the
shortest of the
metatarsal bones and by far...
-
abnormal bony
enlargement of the
first metatarsal,
realigning the
first metatarsal bone
relative to the
adjacent metatarsal bone,
straightening the
great toe...
