Bunion (Hallux Valgus)
Hallux Valgus is the name given to the deformity that is seen in the majority of women and in which the splayed bone in the first toe protrudes outward when the great-toe turns inward.
This deformity can cause difficulty in wearing shoes and various pain and limitation of movement in the great toes in the shoes .
When your great toe has a protruding bump at the base on the inside of the foot, it is known as a bunion (hallux valgus). Your great toe will shift toward the other toes as a result of a change in foot alignment.
When your great toe rubs against your second toe or when the bump presses on your shoe, it may hurt. Additionally, a misaligned great toe can occasionally cause pain in the ball of the foot.
Symptoms
- Shape Deformation: In the great-toe protrusion or its medical name Hallux Valgus, the most common complaint of the patients is the deformity in the first toe of the foot.
- Pain: Some of the symptoms encountered in hallux valgus disorder is pain that occurs during toe movement.
- Redness: Depending on the shape of the shoe and the degree of narrowing of the front part of the shoe, redness shows up on great-toe of the patients.
- Uneasiness: The feeling of uneasiness in the thumb toe when wearing shoes that are pointed or shoes that are not suitable for the foot structure.
Initial
Phase
1st Degree Bunion
2nd Degree Bunion
3rd Degree Bunion
DISEASES SEEN TOGETHER
Various deformities can be seen in the lesser toes of the patients along with the progression of the disease.
- 1- Lesser toe Deformities:
It is the condition that occurs when two fingers step up on each other, or what we call finger instability. - 2- Morton’s Neuroma:
It is the condition that occurs with the compression of the nerve between the third and fourth toes. - 3- Bunionette:
It is a condition called the fifth toe turning inward over time or the fifth toe protrusion of the foot.
Treatments
Treatment in Hallux Valgus is evaluated in two stages.
First; taking various precautions for the resolution of complaints in patients
Secondly; Correction of deformity with surgical treatment applied in patients.
Treatment of deformity in a person with Hallux Valgus is only possible with surgery.
To reduce Hallux Valgus pain:
- Arranging the shape of shoes,
- Insoles to be used to prevent pain,
- Silicone apparatus can be used to protect the pressure pain in the shoes.
Minimally Invasive
In minimally invasive bunion surgery, the bone is sliced with a burr rather than a saw. Instead of the lengthy incisions that are frequently utilized in conventional procedures, this enables the cuts to be made “percutaneously,” or through small incisions made through the skin of the foot.
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