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All copyrights are reserved by the Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery. Pathway 7 * Consider Labs / Imaging - Blood work - Tc Scan - MR - CT Diagnose & Appropriate Treatment or Referral * Joint erosions, fragmentation * Soft Tissue Swelling or Mass * Tumor Diagnose & Treat Appropriately RADIOGRAPHS Significant Findings: * Localized Inflammation: - erythema, swelling, warmth * Presence of Deformity * Localized Pain c Wt-Bearing &/or ROM * Other joint involvement * Presence of soft tissue mass or abnormal topography Significant History * Joint Symptoms: - acute or chronic - pain * History of Diabetes, Gout or other joint symptoms Other Disorders Source: Clinical Practice Guideline First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Disorders Panel. Diagnosis and treatment of first metatarsophalangeal joint disorders. J Foot Ankle Surg 2003 May-Jun;42(3):112-54.