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Complications
By Mayo Clinic staffLeft untreated, metatarsalgia may lead to:
- Pain in other parts of the same or opposite foot
- Pain elsewhere in the body, such as the low back or hip, due to limping (altered gait) from foot pain
References
- Maguire S. Metatarsalgia. In: Frontera WL, et al. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/108516156-8/764507225/1678/87.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-4007-1..50086-9_1382. Accessed Oct. 27, 2008.
- Metatarsalgia. The American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine. http://www.acfaom.org/metatarsalgia.shtml. Accessed Nov. 4, 2008.
- Bunions. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00155. Accessed Nov. 4, 2008.
- Morton's neuroma. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00158. Accessed Nov. 4, 2008.
- Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center. Metatarsalgia. Rochester, Minn. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2002.
