Toe box, the Glossary
The toe box is the section of footwear that surrounds the toes on closed-toe shoes.[1]
Table of Contents
34 relations: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Arches of the foot, Ball (foot), Blister, Bunion, Bursitis, Callus, Clog, Corn (pathology), Edward Lyman Munson, Foot deformity, Footwear, Freiberg disease, Haglund's syndrome, Hammer toe, Hessian fabric, Jika-tabi, Last, Metatarsal bones, Metatarsalgia, Moccasin, Morton's neuroma, Orthopedic surgery, Phalanx bone, Pointe shoe, Poulaine, Pressure, Steel-toe boot, Structural load, Subungual hematoma, Tabi, Tailor's bunion, Turnshoe, United States Army Medical Corps.
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The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) is a professional medical society based in Rosemont, Illinois.
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The arches of the foot, formed by the tarsal and metatarsal bones, strengthened by ligaments and tendons, allow the foot to support the weight of the body in the erect posture with the least weight.
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The ball of the foot is the padded portion of the sole between the toes and the arch, underneath the heads of the metatarsal bones.
Blister
A blister is a small pocket of body fluid (lymph, serum, plasma, blood, or pus) within the upper layers of the skin, usually caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure or infection.
Bunion
A bunion, also known as hallux valgus, is a deformity of the MTP joint connecting the big toe to the foot.
Bursitis
Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae (synovial sacs) of synovial fluid in the body.
Callus
A callus (calluses) is an area of thickened and sometimes hardened skin that forms as a response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation.
Clog
Clogs are a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood.
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Corn (pathology)
A corn or clavus (plural clavi or clavuses) is an often painful, cone-shaped, inwardly directed callus of dead skin that forms at a pressure point near a bone, or on a weight-bearing part of the body.
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Edward Lyman Munson
Brigadier General Edward Lyman Munson (December 27, 1868 – July 7, 1947) was a senior officer of the United States Army Medical Corps.
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A foot deformity is a disorder of the foot that can be congenital or acquired.
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Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet, which typically serve the purpose of protection against adversities of the environment such as wear from rough ground; stability on slippery ground; and temperature.
Freiberg disease
Freiberg disease, also known as a Freiberg infraction, is a form of avascular necrosis in the metatarsal bone of the foot.
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Haglund's syndrome
Haglund's syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms consisting of Haglund's deformity in combination with retrocalcaneal bursitis.
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Hammer toe
A hammer toe, hammertoe or contracted toe is a deformity of the muscles and ligaments of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third, fourth, or fifth toe, bending it into a shape resembling a hammer.
Hessian fabric
Hessian, burlap in North America, or crocus in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, is a woven fabric made of vegetable fibres, usually the skin of the jute plant or sisal leaves.
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Jika-tabi
are a style of footwear with a divided toe, originating in Japan.
Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot.
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The metatarsal bones or metatarsus (metatarsi) are a group of five long bones in the midfoot, located between the tarsal bones (which form the heel and the ankle) and the phalanges (toes).
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Metatarsalgia, literally metatarsal pain and colloquially known as a stone bruise, is any painful foot condition affecting the metatarsal region of the foot.
Moccasin
A moccasin is a shoe, made of deerskin or other soft leather, consisting of a sole (made with leather that has not been "worked") and sides made of one piece of leather, stitched together at the top, and sometimes with a vamp (additional panel of leather).
Morton's neuroma
Morton's neuroma is a benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces (between the second/third and third/fourth metatarsal heads; the first is of the big toe), which results in the entrapment of the affected nerve.
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Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system.
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Phalanx bone
The phalanges (phalanx) are digital bones in the hands and feet of most vertebrates.
Pointe shoe
A pointe shoe, also referred to as a ballet shoe, is a type of shoe worn by ballet dancers when performing pointe work.
Poulaine
Poulaines, also known by other names, were a style of unisex footwear with extremely long toes that were fashionable in Europe at various times in the Middle Ages.
Pressure
Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.
Steel-toe boot
A steel-toe boot (also known as a safety boot, steel-capped boot, steel toecaps or safety shoe) is a durable boot or shoe that has a protective reinforcement in the toe which protects the foot from falling objects or compression.
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Structural load
A structural load or structural action is a mechanical load (more generally a force) applied to structural elements.
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Subungual hematoma
A subungual hematoma is a collection of blood (hematoma) underneath a toenail or fingernail.
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Tabi
are traditional Japanese socks worn with thonged footwear such as zori, dating back to the 15th century.
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Tailor's bunion
Tailor's bunion, also known as digitus quintus varus or bunionette, is a condition caused as a result of inflammation of the fifth metatarsal bone at the base of the little toe.
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Turnshoe
A turnshoe is a type of leather shoe that was used during the Middle Ages.
United States Army Medical Corps
The Medical Corps (MC) of the U.S. Army is a staff corps (non-combat specialty branch) of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) consisting of commissioned medical officers – physicians with either an M.D. or a D.O. degree, at least one year of post-graduate clinical training, and a state medical license.
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See also
Footwear components
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe_box
Also known as Divided toebox, Toe-box, Toebox.