They frequently occur at sites on the foot subjected to pressure, especially over the plantar aspect of the foot andmetatarsalheads.
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However, he was able to play only because someone had mended hismetatarsalbone a few weeks earlier.
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Steadily increasing pressure forces the toes and metatarsals against the metal protrusions, shredding the flesh of the toes and pulverizing their bones.
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After the pelvis come the femur (thigh), patella, stifle joint, tibia, fibula, tarsal (hock) bone and joint, largemetatarsal(cannon) and smallmetatarsal(splint) bones.
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Themetatarsalpads, preserved only in deeply imprinted footprints, are united in a single unit.
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Similarly, weak dorsiflexors are overpowered by stronger plantarflexors, causing a plantarflexed firstmetatarsaland anterior pes cavus.
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Additionally, several metatarsals were removed for radiocarbon dating and were returned to the site once testing was complete.
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This is because the firstmetatarsal, behind the big toe, is short compared to the secondmetatarsal, next to it.
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It also commonly features a varus (inverted) hindfoot, a plantarflexed position of the firstmetatarsal, an adducted forefoot, and dorsal contracture of the toes.
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The base articulates behind, by a triangular surface cut obliquely in a transverse direction, with the cuboid; and medially, with the fourthmetatarsal.
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It generally develops in the secondmetatarsal, but can occur in anymetatarsal.
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She (9 yr old girl) underwent curettage through a small oval corticotomy window on the firstmetatarsalbone.
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He injured the thirdmetatarsalof his right foot and was out for two months.
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This pad helps to splay themetatarsalbones and create more space for the nerve so as to relieve pressure and irritation.
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They are condyloid joints meaning an elliptical or rounded surface (of themetatarsalbones) come close to the shallow cavities (of the proximal phalanges).
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