2nd MTP joint synovitis / capsulitis

I have trauma to ball of foot and have been diagnosed with second MTP joint synovitis/capsulitis inflammation after stepping on a rock at Ditch Plains Beach on July 1st, 2018. 

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT FOOT (image above)

HISTORY: Left 2nd toe pain. Patient reports prior plantar plate repair.

COMPARISON: Left forefoot MRI, 07/10/2018. Left foot radiographs, 09/19/2018.

TECHNIQUE: 2-D grayscale and Doppler ultrasound images of the left foot were obtained in the regions of interest delineated by the referring clinician.

IMPRESSION for Ultrasound

There is mineralization within the 2nd MTP plantar plate towards the phalangeal attachment, but no evidence of acute or high-grade tear. Mineralization may be secondary to prior trauma or surgery. There is mild 2nd MTP arthrosis, producing tiny osteophytes and mild joint synovial thickening.

The 1st and 3rd MTP plantar plates are not torn, although mineralization is noted at the 3rd MTP plantar plate. There is no intermetatarsal bursitis.

Has anyone had this or something similar to it? Are you going through this now? What treatements have you used? How long did it take to heal? Any information would be helpful. Thanks so much!

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