- Artritis Reumatoide en el Pie y Tobillo
- Biopsia de Tejida Blando
- Buniones (Juanete)
- Coalición Tarsal
- Complicaciones Diabéticas y Prevención de Amputaciones
- Curación de Los Huesos
- Dedo Cruzado
- Dedo en Martillo
- Deformidad de Haglund
- Diabeticas: Estatisticas Alarmantes
- Disfunción de Tendón Tibial Posterior
- Dolor de Talón
- Dolor de Talón Infantil
- Ejercicios de Elongación
- El Dolor Crónico de Tobillo Lateral
- Enfermedad Vascular Periferica (PAD)
- Equinismo
- Esguince de Tobillo
- Fibroma Plantar
- Fractura de Estrés
- Fracturas de Los Dedos Del Pie
- Fracturas de Tobillo
- Fracturas del Calcáneo (Fracturas del Hueso del Talón)
- Fracturas del Quinto Metatarsiano
- Gota
- Hallux Rigidus
- Heridas Por Punción
- Inestabilidad Crónica de Tobillo
- Inicio de Drenaje Siguiendo Los Pasos de Absceso Infectado
- Inflamación Aguda
- Instrucciones par el Cuidado de Heridas
- Instrucciones Para Muletas
- Juanetes de Sastre
- Lesión del Domo Talar
- Lesiones de Lisfranc
- Lesiones del Tendón Peroneo
- Lesiones en un Hueso Sesamoideo del Pie
- Melanoma Maligno del Pie
- Necesito un Examen Para PAD?
- Neuroma de Morton
- Neuropatía Diabética Periférica
- Osteoartritis del Pie y el Tobillo
- Pie Cavo (Pie de Arco Alto)
- Pie de Atleta
- Pie de Charcot
- Pie Diabético
- Pie Plano Flexible
- Pie Plano Pediátrico
- Que Usted Espera con el Tratamiento de Acido par Alas Verrugas
- Que Usted Espera Por Las Inyecciones de Esteriodes
- Quiste de Ganglio
- Ruptura del Tendón de Aquiles
- Síndrome del Hueso Trigono
- Síndrome del Navicular Accesorio
- Síndrome del Túnel Tarsiano
- Tendinitis de Aquiles
- Terapia con Onda de Choque Extracorporea (ESWT)
- Trastornos Comunes del Tendón de Aquiles
- Trombosis Venosa Profunda
- Uña Encarnada del Dedo del Pie
- Uña Infectada Por Hongos
- Verruga Plantar (Verruca Plantaris)
Sesamoiditis
Sesamoids are small bones that are connected only to tendons or are embedded in muscle. This structure appears in only a few places in the human body, one of which is the foot. Two very small sesamoids (about the size of a kernel of corn) are found in the underside of the forefoot near the big toe—one on the outer side of the foot and the other closer to the middle of the foot. Sesamoids provide a smooth surface over which the tendons slide, thus increasing the ability of the tendons to transmit muscle forces. In the foot, sesamoids assist with weight-bearing and help elevate the bones of the big toe.
Like other bones, sesamoids can fracture. Additionally, the tendons surrounding the sesamoids can become irritated or inflamed, which is called sesamoiditis and is a form of tendonitis. Sesamoiditis is common condition among ballet dancers, runners, and baseball catchers because of the pressures placed on their feet.
Symptoms include:
- Pain under the big toe or on the ball of the foot.
- Swelling and bruising.
- Difficulty and pain in bending and straightening the big toe.
Surgery is usually not required to treat sesamoiditis. Treatments generally include:
- Discontinuation of the activity causing the pain and inflammation.
- Over-the-counter pain medications and anti-inflammatories, such as ibuprofen and aspirin. Note: Please consult your physician before taking any medications.
- Icing the sole of the foot.
- Wearing shoes that are soft-soled and low-heeled.
- Using cushioning in shoes to relieve stress.
- Injection of a steroidal medication to reduce swelling.
If symptoms persist, you may need to wear a removable brace on the leg for four-to-six weeks to give the inflammation time to subside and the bones to heal.












