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Foot Diseases

Medical Definition: Anatomical and functional disorders affecting the foot.
Guide Notes: skin dis on foot = FOOT DERMATOSES; neopl of foot: use neopl coords (IM) + FOOT DISEASES (IM)
Foot Diseases Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Metatarsalgia - Pain in the region of the METATARSUS. It can include pain in the METATARSAL BONES, METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT, and/or intermetatarsal joints (TARSAL JOINTS).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction - A condition characterized by a broad range of progressive disorders ranging from TENOSYNOVITIS to tendon rupture with or without hindfoot collapse to a fixed, rigid, FLATFOOT deformity. Pathologic changes can involve associated tendons, ligaments, joint structures of the ANKLE, hindfoot, and midfoot. Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is the most common cause of acquired flatfoot deformity in adults.

Foot Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms

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