1st metatarsophalangeal joint pain and swelling

Pain and swelling of the first metatarsophalangeal joint is one of the clinical diagnoses of stiffness. Stiff palate is very common, often caused by variations in the position of the first metatarsal bone, due to excessive ankle inversion (pronation), metatarsophalangeal outward (patellar valgus), first metatarsal dorsiflexion (high metatarsal bone), or first metatarsal length Increases or inward deviations, and occasional trauma are also a cause.

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