Anatom3DIntersesamoid ligament
Ligamentum intersesamoideum · Mezisezamský vaz
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
A short band joining the two small sesamoid bones under the big toe's base joint.
What it does
Holds the sesamoids together in the tendon groove under the big toe.
Keeping it well
Sesamoid pain (sesamoiditis, fracture) is common in dancers and runners; pain under the big toe on push-off.
Related conditions
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Lyme disease
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Varicose veins