Toe box

A group of people stood with one foot outstretched, forming a circle. They wear a variety of shoes and sandals.
Shoes with a variety of toe boxes

The toe box is the section of footwear that surrounds the toes on closed-toe shoes.[1] Toe boxes that are too tight can cause injuries and foot deformities, whereas wider toe boxes may be used to treat or prevent common foot conditions such as broken toes,[2][3] bunions,[4][5] and Morton's neuroma.[6] Toe boxes come in a variety of shapes and styles of construction, some of which are a matter of fashion, and some of which are designed for specialized functions.

  1. ^ Jellema, AH; Huysmans, T; Hartholt, K; van der Cammen, TJM (September 2019). "Shoe design for older adults: Evidence from a systematic review on the elements of optimal footwear". Maturitas. 127: 64–81. doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.06.002. hdl:1765/117473. PMID 31351522.
  2. ^ "Toe and Forefoot Fractures". www.orthoinfo.org. OrthoInfo. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  3. ^ "Broken toe". nhs.uk. UK National Health Service. 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Bunions". OrthoInfo - AAOS. February 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. ^ Barnish, MS; Barnish, J (13 January 2016). "High-heeled shoes and musculoskeletal injuries: a narrative systematic review". BMJ Open. 6 (1): e010053. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010053. PMC 4735171. PMID 26769789.
  6. ^ Colò, Gabriele; Rava, Alessandro; Samaila, Elena Manuela; Palazzolo, Anna; Talesa, Giuseppe; Schiraldi, Marco; Magnan, Bruno; Ferracini, Riccardo; Felli, Lamberto (2020). "The effectiveness of shoe modifications and orthotics in the conservative treatment of Civinini-Morton syndrome: state of art". Acta Bio Medica: Atenei Parmensis. 91 (4–S): 60–68. doi:10.23750/abm.v91i4-S.9713. ISSN 0392-4203. PMC 7944831. PMID 32555077.