BoneLong bone
Middle phalanx of the fourth toe
Latin: Phalanx media sinistra
Location: Foot — digits
Paired structure: one on the left and one on the right side of the body.
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The short middle segment of the lesser toes, flexed by flexor digitorum brevis, which inserts on it.
Landmarks
- Base
- Shaft
- Tuft
Articulations (joints)
- Proximal phalanx of the fourth toe
- Next phalanx distally
Clinical relevance
Hammer toes — fixed flexion at the PIP joint, often from cramped footwear — raise a painful corn over this segment.
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