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Painful Foot Joints

Alternate Names : Metatarsalgia

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What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?

Symptoms usually consist of pain in one or more joints of the foot. These include:

  • the joint at the base of each toe
  • the joints of the toes themselves
  • the joints of the midfoot
  • the ankle
  • The pain can be dull and achy or it can be quite sharp and unbearable.


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    Author: Bill O'Halloran, DPM
    Reviewer: Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
    Date Reviewed: 08/09/01



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