Hallux valgus, bursitis or valgus deformity of the first toe is the most common pathology of the foot. The problem that causes pain in the legs, and clinically looks like a deviation of the big toe inside the foot, causes a lot of inconvenience to people. People call it "bones on the legs" or "bumps on the legs" - this is one of the most common foot diseases with which patients turn to our orthopedic clinic.
- Deformed toes,
- chronic foot pain
- difficulty in choosing shoes.
Did you recognize yourself?
"Bum on the feet" or hallux valgus - an acquired angular deviation of the 1st toe in the normal physiological structure of the first metatarsophalangeal joint with the formation of a dense connective tissue formation at the level of paraarticular tissues.
The pathology progresses slowly, deforms the foot and is prone to the development of inflammatory reactions, so a joint that is minimally cosmetically and physically uncomfortable can suddenly become a significant threat to normal life. Gradually, due to a local problem, other structures of the foot are involved in the inflammation, making it impossible to walk on a daily basis and causing sharp piercing pain in the leg, which eventually forces one to turn to a specialist, an orthopedic traumatologist.
A pronounced cosmetic defect, difficulties in choosing and using shoes, and in a number of cases static-dynamic disorders determine an extremely wide surgical focus in the treatment of this category of patients.
Why does valgus deformity of the foot occur?
The pathology of the first metatarsophalangeal joint is acquired, that is, it appears already in the process of human growth and development. Women (95% of patients) suffer from this disease more often, mostly due to genetic predisposition and mostly in old age. But men also address the same problem quite often.
Common factors affecting the development of foot deformity include:
- sustained foot and ankle injuries
- congenital deformities of the foot
- transferred neuromuscular pathologies accompanied by paralysis of the muscles of the foot
Hallux valgus is a genetically determined disease, that is, it is not based on external factors or past pathologies, but a combination of genes responsible for the development of the deformity. Although genetics plays a decisive role in the formation of this pathology, hallux valgus is closely related to the way of "life" of our feet, namely the choice of shoes. Uncomfortable, inappropriate size, narrow toe - all this will stimulate the development of inflammation of the joint bag and complicate the deformation with severe pain syndrome and edematous changes.
Deformation of the first toe in particular causes an unnaturally high or flattened arch of the foot and provokes the formation of both transverse and longitudinal flat feet. Elderly people are more vulnerable than others to the development of a "bump on the foot", precisely because of the frequent presence of joint diseases such as polyarthritis.
Deformation of the first toe at the beginning of its formation is always an isolated problem. But with an increase in deformation, a compensatory redistribution of weight when walking to other parts of the foot, as well as with the vulnerability of the first metatarsophalangeal joint to injuries, there are a number of consequential changes in the foot that will worsen the general condition and bring even more discomfort and pain:
- marginal bony growths will begin to form in the head of the first metatarsal, which will lead to local inflammation
- degeneration of the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint will progress rapidly
- bursitis and tendinitis will develop
- deformation of the bones themselves may occur
The specialists of the Rudenko Medical Center successfully help people with this disease to get rid of constant pain, but it is worth remembering that applying in the terminal stages of hallux valgus significantly complicates your assistance and prolongs the time of rehabilitation and return to normal life. By applying at the first signs of illness, you are guaranteed to avoid a long and difficult recovery period.
Treatment of foot deformity. Is it possible to do without surgery?
At the first visit to the orthopedist-traumatologist at the Rudenko clinic, the doctor will collect your medical history, examine your feet, and, if necessary, conduct a functional examination of them. In the future, it will be necessary to confirm the diagnosis and determine the degree of development of the disease with the help of radiography of the foot in three projections. This will make it possible to assess the condition of the surrounding structures, examine the progression of the development of hallux valgus, and measure the angular deformation in the metatarsophalangeal joint. After the examinations, the treatment tactics will be chosen together with you.
You need to know that conservative therapy for foot valgus deformity can only be used for temporary relief of pain and inflammatory reaction, and corrective fixators create the illusion of positive dynamics, in turn only complicating the condition, allowing the deformity to gradually progress and postponing such important correct treatment.
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You can radically get rid of the "bump" on the foot only with the help of surgical correction. The need for surgery today is determined by almost the only factor - the subjective assessment of the patient's condition. Since the X-ray picture and the degree of disease progression can only have an indirect value. Only the patient's feeling and his needs are decisive. |
Surgical treatment of foot valgus deformity at the Rudenko Medical Center is performed according to many years of research and world treatment standards. In our clinic, specialists use the technique of proximal or distal osteotomy of the 1st metatarsal bone in combination with arthrodesis of the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint. |
The practice of hallux valgus treatment at the Rudenko Medical Center provides a large archive of delayed results for our patients and is an example of successful correction of even the most difficult cases. We can confidently say that Rudenko Medical Center is one of the most professional teams in the approach to surgical treatment of foot deformity. We guarantee you a result that will delight you every day without pain.
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