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Painful bone on underside of foot

Discussion in 'Ask your questions here' started by Unregistered, Sep 16, 2008.

  1. Unregistered

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    I have a bone that is painful on the underside of my foot. It is from the 3rd toe and starts at the ball of the foot. It feels as if it is sometimes out of joint. Any thoughts?
     
  2. FootDoc

    FootDoc New Member

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    My guess is that you are speaking of the head of the 3rd metatarsal. You really haven't said enough to define the problem further, but some of the considerations might include rheumatoid arthritis, a periodic slippage in and out of the joint, a plantar-flexed 3rd metatarsal, a bony hypertrophy or osseous tumor, a calcified hematoma, an indurated, synovial or ganglionic cyst, and an undiagnosed stress fracture or a poorly healed fracture, But all of this is mere supposition which can likely be settled only with a simply physical examination. See a good podiatrist, as thoughts only, even from a skilled podiatrist without benefit of examination are not going to supply you with information on which you can reasonably act.
     
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