Twenty-six bones and thirty-three joints per foot articulate with the tibia and fibula at the ankle, absorbing impact and propelling gait. A busy zone for overuse, tendon, and forefoot disease.
A degenerative overuse disorder of the Achilles tendon characterised by pain and impaired performance; distinct midportion and insertional subtypes are recognised.
Complete disruption of the Achilles tendon, typically in middle-aged recreational athletes, causing sudden calf pain and loss of plantarflexion power.
Progressive lateral deviation of the great toe with medial eminence prominence, often accompanied by pain and functional footwear difficulty.
A perineural fibrosis of a common plantar digital nerve, most often in the third intermetatarsal space, producing forefoot pain and paraesthesia.
Overuse-related degenerative and inflammatory change at the plantar fascia origin on the medial calcaneal tubercle, producing heel pain.