![]() ![]() This not only causes the formation of calluses on the feet, but results in fatigue that weakens the foot and the arch, and frequently causes pain in the legs, such discomfort even being noticeable when the main arch itself is well supported. In walking, there should be considerable movement of the anterior bones and of the phalanges, but, due to the non-yielding character of the surface on which they rest n the shoe, this movement is not as free as 1t should be, and the bones are not cushioned as much as necessary. ![]() ![]() Forming the last bones in the main arch of the foot and extending forwardly from the main arch, are the anterior or metatarsal bones, which are in themselves arched, and form what is often termed the anterior or metatarsal arch of the foot.These bones, in turn, terminate at the first series of toe bones, technically known as the phalanges, the joint being termed metatarsal-phalangeal joint. ![]()
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