MAIN PATHOLOGIES
Amputation refers to the removal of a section of the bone and the soft tissues around it. Afoot amputation may be total or partial, unilateral or bilateral. [Learn more]
Two types of arthritis are identified: rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis of the foot. [Learn more]
A callosity is recognized by a thickening of the skin on the areas of the sole of the foot, the heel or the outer side of the big toe.[Learn more]
A corn is a bump located on the surface of the toes. It is characterized by thickening and hardening of the skin at the location where excessive pressure and friction are produced for a prolonged period. [Learn more]
A callus, or hyperkeratosis, is a very widespread food ailment. It involves a thickening of the horny layer of the skin located on the sole of the foot and around the heel. [Learn more]
A hammer toe is the deformation of a toe at the interphalangeal joint, in a downward V-shaped curvature. [Learn more]
A heel spur, also known as Lenoir’s thorn, after its discoverer, corresponds to a bony outgrowth formed at the junction of the plantar fascia and the heel bone.[Learn more]
Plantar fasciitis corresponds to an inflammation of the plantar fascia, the fibrous envelope of the tendon supporting the plantar arch.[Learn more]
Hallux valgus corresponds to the deviation of the big toe toward the other toes. [Learn more]
Metatarsalgia refers to any pain due to inflammation felt in the region of the sole of the foot, located on or distributed over the entire sole.[Learn more]
Morton’s neuroma, or Morton’s disease, is a pseudotumor located on a nerve of the forefoot. [Learn more]
An ingrown toenail, in fact, is a part of a nail that penetrates the flesh of the toe. [En savoir plus…]
Clubfoot is a congenital malformation corresponding to a deviation of the feet and toes to the inside of the ankle. [En savoir plus…]
Cavoid foot, also known as pes cavus, is characterized by a sharp accentuation of the plantar vault, increasing the height of the arches of the foot. [Learn more]
Diabetic foot, or neuropathy, corresponds to a very widespread complication of diabetes. [Learn more]
Flat foot, or pes planus, is characterized by a collapsed plantar vault, resulting in the disappearance of the inner arch of the foot.[Learn more]
Quintus varus, also known as tailor’s bunion or bunionette, is caused by an inflammation of the fifth metatarsal, the bone at the base of the little toe. [Learn more]
Warts are small benign skin tumors, infectious or viral by nature.[Learn more]