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This becomes a bone spur. When the bone spur grows out of one of the joints on the top of the midfoot, it's called a tarsal boss. A bone spur on the inside or outside any of the toes is usually referred to as a toe spur. Any factor that creates too much friction within the foot can lead to a tarsal boss or toe spur.
Metatarsalgia is characterized by a pain and/or burning, and/or swelling on the ball of the fore foot. There are five metatarsal bones in our feet. The very end of these bones in the fore foot area is called the head of the metatarsal bones. This is what our toe bones are attached to.