Differential Diagnosis of Metatarsalgia

• Published in: Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 337
• Main Authors: Afonso, P Diana, Britto, Sabrina Veras, Spritzer, Charles E, Martins E Souza, Patrícia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Diagnosis, Differential; Foot; Humans; Metatarsalgia - diagnostic imaging; Metatarsalgia - etiology

Lesser (or central) metatarsalgia is defined as pain in the forefoot under or around the lesser metatarsals and their respective metatarsophalangeal joints. Two common causes of central metatarsalgia are Morton's neuroma (MN) and plantar plate (PP) injury. Because both clinical and imaging feat...