Degenerative lesions of the accessory plantar ligaments.
Degeneration and disintegration of the accessory plantar ligaments occur in the absence of local inflammatory disease. The gross and histological changes are described. These lesions are associated with metatarsalgia, deformities of the metatarsophalangeal joints and the development of the convex anterior metatarsal arch. The connection between these three is explained.
D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000473:pathology; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint; D010146:Pain; D011859:Radiography; D014033:Toe Joint