Forefoot Disorders
A 52-year-old woman presents with a painful bunion deformity of her right great toe. She reports difficulty wearing shoes and pain over the medial eminence. Examination reveals hallux valgus angle of 32 degrees, intermetatarsal angle of 16 degrees, and hypermobility of the first tarsometatarsal joint. There is no degenerative change in the first MTP joint. She has failed conservative management with wider shoes and padding. Regarding hallux valgus:
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Hallux valgus is defined as lateral deviation of the great toe with medial deviation of the first me...
Procedure selection depends on deformity severity: mild (HVA less than 20 degrees, IMA less than 11 ...
Hallux valgus is defined as medial deviation of the great toe; tight footwear is the only cause; hal...
The chevron osteotomy is a V-shaped distal metatarsal osteotomy that allows lateral translation of t...
Complications include recurrence (inadequate correction, wrong procedure selection), hallux varus (o...
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