What is the AAOS normative end feel for great toe MTP extension?

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What is the AAOS normative end feel for great toe MTP extension?

Explanation:
End feel describes the sensation you feel as a joint reaches the end of its range. For the great toe MTP joint moving into extension, the plantar structures—the plantar plate, joint capsule, and ligaments—become taut and constrain further movement. This creates a firm end feel: there’s a reassuring, tonic resistance with only a small stretch, not a soft compressive “squish,” not a hard bone-on-bone stop, and not an abrupt, painful “empty” stop. So the normal end feel is firm.

End feel describes the sensation you feel as a joint reaches the end of its range. For the great toe MTP joint moving into extension, the plantar structures—the plantar plate, joint capsule, and ligaments—become taut and constrain further movement. This creates a firm end feel: there’s a reassuring, tonic resistance with only a small stretch, not a soft compressive “squish,” not a hard bone-on-bone stop, and not an abrupt, painful “empty” stop. So the normal end feel is firm.

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