Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Foot joint contracture

Contractures of the foot joints

HP:0008366

What it means

Contractures of one or more joints of the feet meaning chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in non-bony tissue.

Rare diseases that can present with this9

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Contractures involving the joints of the feet · Joint contractures involving the joints of the feet

Foot joint contracture

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.