Plantar interphalangeal ligaments

Looks like

Thick plates on the sole side of the toe joints.

What it does

Stop the toe joints bending backward.

Keeping it well

Of little clinical importance on their own.

Related conditions

• Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus)
• Flat feet (pes planus)
• Ganglion cyst
• Gout
• Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
• Hammer toe and claw toe
• Lyme disease
• Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
• Lymphoedema
• Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
• Morton's neuroma
• Osteoarthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Restless legs syndrome
• Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Temporomandibular joint disorder
• Varicose veins
• Venomous snakebite