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  2. Neuropathic arthropathy - Wikipedia

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    Neurotrauma: Loss of peripheral sensation and proprioception leads to repetitive microtrauma to the joint in question; this damage goes unnoticed by the neuropathic patient, and the resultant inflammatory resorption of traumatized bone renders that region weak and susceptible to further trauma. In addition, poor fine motor control generates ...

  3. List of disorders of foot and ankle - Wikipedia

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  4. Diseases of the foot - Wikipedia

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    Over time, the big toe pushes outwards and alters the normal outline of the foot. Bunions occur for many reasons but the most common is not wearing proper shoes, arthritis and different inherited structural defects. Flat feet (Pes planus foot) essentially means that the arch inside the foot is flat. This very common painless disorder may occur ...

  5. Ankle problems - Wikipedia

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    A computertomographie of a 13-year-old child who was diaognised by "Trevor disease", which is an additional bone growth on the knee or ankle. Ankle problems occur frequently, having symptoms of pain or discomfort in the ankles. [1] [2] Mild ankle pain can often be cured by home treatments, although these may be slow to take effect.

  6. Arthropathy - Wikipedia

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    Arthritis is a form of arthropathy that involves inflammation of one or more joints, [3] [4] while the term arthropathy may be used regardless of whether there is inflammation or not. Joint diseases can be classified as follows: [citation needed] Arthritis; Infectious arthritis; Septic arthritis (infectious) Tuberculosis arthritis; Reactive ...

  7. Bone erosion - Wikipedia

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    Bone erosion is the loss of bone from disease processes. Erosive arthritis is joint inflammation ( arthritis ) with bone destruction, and such conditions include rheumatoid arthritis . [ 2 ] Bone erosion is the loss of bone in a certain area, rather than a change in bone density , which is found in osteoporosis .

  8. Hallux rigidus - Wikipedia

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    Hallux rigidus or stiff big toe is degenerative arthritis and stiffness due to bone spurs that affects the metatarsophalangeal joints (MTP) at the base of the hallux (big toe). Hallux flexus was initially described by Davies-Colley [ 1 ] in 1887 as a plantar flexed posture of phalanx relative to the metatarsal head.

  9. Exostosis - Wikipedia

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    Charcot foot, the neuropathic breakdown of the feet seen primarily in diabetics, can also leave bone spurs that may then become symptomatic. They normally form on the bones of joints, and can grow upwards. For example, if an extra bone formed on the ankle, it might grow up to the shin.