Morton's Extension
A firm extension carried under the first metatarsophalangeal joint to limit painful motion in hallux limitus and rigidus.
How it works
A Morton's extension is a firm plate carried distally under the first metatarsophalangeal joint and hallux. By stiffening the medial forefoot it limits dorsiflexion at the 1st MTP, the motion that hurts in hallux limitus and rigidus, so the patient rolls over the joint instead of through it.
The reverse Morton's variant does the opposite: it supports rays two through five and leaves the first free to plantarflex, encouraging motion and first-ray load in a joint you want moving.
When to prescribe it
- Hallux rigidus and hallux limitus
- Turf toe and 1st MTP sprains during return to play
- Post-operative 1st MTP protection, per surgeon protocol
- Hallux IPJ overload from a stiff MTP
- Functional hallux limitus (reverse variant)
How we build it
Printed as a firm, low-profile extension of the shell itself. You choose standard or reverse, and we shape the plate to the patient's actual first ray from the scan.