Author: Foot Doc
Date: 7/27/2007 9:15 am PDT
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If by "spreading," you mean that the 2nd toe is deviating toward the great toe and the 3rd toe is deviating toward the 5th toe, I would check for some sort of mass in the web space or the metatarsal inter-space between the toes. For reasons which I have never been able to determine, even a Morton's type neuroma has been know to do this. If, however, only one of the toes is deviating from a normal and straight position, then I would look for reasons why there might be imbalance in the abductors/adductors to the toes. The excessively high arched foot frequently produces excessive tension on the tendons to the toes and contractions and deviations are not uncommon. Hallux valgus is generally a part of most bunion deformities, and, if anything, it would generally cause the 2nd toe to deviated toward the 5th toe, not the great toe. Only a hands-on examination can resolve your curiosity over what is going on and perhap result in a solution. See a podiatrist. |
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