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It also looks like it is still darkened 4 months after like bruise is still not completely gone. I think darkening somes from bruise still forming and not from shade of dent.
Notice the increased joint space in the great toe joint that is present after the procedure.
Dent in big toe joint. Big toe is dented and sore Toes wide space between big second toe Whitlow on big toe on tip of toe. Our nails both finger nails and toe nails can tell us a great deal about our overall health. Normally the body of a nail should be pink and the tip is white.
Beaus lines are indentations that run across the nails. The most common reason for your big toenails having horizontal ridges are dense in the toenails is that they are the biggest toe. Because this is the biggest toe it is most likely to absorb pressure while walking standing or running.
This is very common for just the big toenails to have horizontal marks that are dense. No external changes can be seen. But pain increases now and then.
Hello Pain in the toe may be due to many reasons like spraining of the ligaments around the big toe jointcondition known as turf toe. It may also be due to build-up of uric acid in the. The medical term for a bent big toe is hallux valgus and it is an early sign of arthritis setting into the metatarsophalangeal MTP joint at the base of the big toe.
Its best to address it as soon as possible not only to address discomfort but also to try to head arthritis off at the pass before it advances and causes serious trouble. Interphalangeal joints are the articulations between consecutive phalanges of the foot. Each foot has nine interphalangeal joints.
Two on each of the four lateral toes and one on the big toe. They can be often categorized as. Between the heads of the proximal phalanges and the base of the middle phalanges.
Hallux Limitus Arthritis in the Big Toe Joint In this decompression osteotomy procedure bone cuts are made to shorten the 1st metatarsal and thereby decompress the great toe joint. Notice the increased joint space in the great toe joint that is present after the procedure. Usually big toe itching goes away on its own before you know it.
If it persists but the toe and nail look normal see what happens when you rinse it and then put on a fresh sock. The reason that only the big toes sometimes itches may be because the other toes are too small to be affected enough to have a noticeable itch. A deep indentation that runs across your toenail may be a warning sign for uncontrolled diabetes or peripheral vascular disease.
They also sometimes occur due to high fever such as from scarlet fever pneumonia measles or mumps or due to a zinc deficiency. Saw an orthopaedic consultant yesterday who confirmed after an xray that the osteoarthritis in the big toe joint is getting worse. He suggested two different types of surgery.
A fusion of the bone or a replacement of the joint. I got my big toe bumped while moving furniture. It hurt for a while then the toe nail came off.
It was not extremely painful but hurts where the toe was hit. Im wondering if the bone may be chipped It is just at the tip of the toe on the outer right side of my left big toe and is above the first joint. It actually has some indentation dent in it not big not much deep rather superficial but very visible when i stand and on certain light.
It also looks like it is still darkened 4 months after like bruise is still not completely gone. I think darkening somes from bruise still forming and not from shade of dent. A myxoid cyst is a small benign lump that occurs on fingers or toes near a nail.
Its also called a digital mucous cyst or mucous pseudocyst. Myxoid cysts are usually symptom-free. A bunion is a large bump on the side of the foot just below the big toe joint.
Its the result of the big toe shifting out of position over time nudging ever closer to the second toe. This is caused by a gradual separation between the first and second metatarsal bones or the long bones of the foot. Not sure about the tendons but I get pain in my left big toe joint after long runs.
It aches the following day and sometimes for a few days after. I did a recce of a Bob Graham leg recently and was hobbling the next day. Id understand if it was the big toe that I.
Last Sunday I notice this fluid filled blister on the top of my big toe right where the middle joint is. The size of a dried pea. It isnt a friction blister because Ive only had flip flops on.
I did wear a pair of sandles this past week and it rubbed the blister which caused some bleeding now its just red and looks like its drying up. As this happens you may experience a grinding or grating sensation in your joints. This is caused by bone-on-bone contact in your joint.
Tendons in the toes help an individual to ambulate and allow the feet to rotate flex and extend. Sometimes due to trauma or overextension of the toes these tendons tear. Even a simple event like stubbing on the toe may cause a tendon in the Big Toe to tear.
Bumping on the furniture can also cause a tendon to tear. Symptoms of torn tendon in the big toe include pain swelling difficulty. The first toe also known as the great toe due to its relatively large size is the only one to be comprised of only two phalanges.
These are known as the proximal phalanx closest to the ankle and the distal phalanx farthest from the ankleThe four lesser toes toes 2-5 all have three phalanges. It can affect any number of toes but most commonly causes big toe joint pain. This is hardly surprisingly as when we walk 90 of our body weight goes through the big toe also know as the hallux.
Toe pain may indicate problems in the bones eg. A fracture soft tissues eg. Ingrown toenail or skin around the toes eg.
This is especially true in the big toe joint the metatarsophalangeal joint and in the ankle joint. In the big toe the bone spurs can be removed using a small incision which often greatly improves the range of motion in the big toe and relieves pain from pressure on the top of the toe. This procedure can often be used in the big toe even.