what is the bone at the top of the human foot?

Question

my mother thinks she broke her foot because at the top of her foot a bone is popping out and she is too afraid to get x rays done but it is at the top and is near the middle of the foot and it is popping out! is it broken and what bone is it??

Answer 1

It could be arthritic bone spurs forming on any of the joints of the midfoot. It also cound be a broken bone.

Not having seen it, my bet would be arthritis unless she remembers some kind of trauma. If she doesn't want to get an x-ray then she will just have to deal with the pain and hope it doesn't get worse.

Answer 2

Not just human feet. Technically speaking, all feet are meant for walking. Centuries of footwear and surrogate transportation later, human feet have lost the conditioning to travel barefooted effortlessly. If you were to move around on your bare feet as aboriginal tribesmen and some African long distance runners do, surely the skin of your sole could be toughened over time and your legs would gain the endurance to take the pounding. In which case, blisters and muscle aching could very well become a thing of the past for you. Long walks are great ways to become lost in thought. The addition exercise is also beneficial to your health. Everything to gain, nothing to lose.

Answer 3

If the bone is popping out of the skin you can call it Jane or Peter or Prince Charles its broken!!!!!!

Answer 4

May or may not be broken. Could just be dislocated.
Only an x-ray can tell. Tell her that if she is too chicken to get a perfectly safe x-ray then she needs to stop whining about it.

Answer 5

the bone is called metatarsal, but there is loads of bones in ur foot so i suggest u go to a.e an hav x ray.

Answer 6

It could be a broken metatarsal bone. She should go to the doctor right away.