Author: Foot Doc
Date: 6/30/2007 8:35 am PDT
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Perhaps the most common cause of bruising of the end of the toe in the absence of overt trauma is the repeated contusion of the toe (I assume that your 2nd toe is your longest) against the toe box of the shoe, although, this usually presents as a sub-ungual (beneath the nail plate) contusion. This is commonly called tennis toe and occurs generally with quick stop shoes where the foot has suddenly stopped and the foot continues to more forward within the shoe until it strikes the toe box. This does not always produce pain, even when there is resultant discoloration. Properly fitted shoes and anti-shearing force insoles can be helpful to avoid this, as may be foam toe caps. Other possible situations which might cause this may be ruptured blood vessels. But discoloration, especially of toes, can also indicated even critical vascular problems, and thus you should see a doctor without delay for an examination, especially if the nail is not involved and the discoloration has persisted for 3 weeks. |
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