Bunion

Bunion
What is a Bunion?
A bunion is a bony prominence.
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Bunion
A bunion is an abnormal, bony bump that forms on the joint at the base of your big toe. Your big toe joint becomes enlarged, forcing the toe to crowd against your other toes.
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Bunion
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swelling or thickening around the first joint of the big toe. The toe is forced inward and compresses the other toes.
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Bunion removal is the surgical treatment of a deformity of the bones of the big toe and foot (bunion).
Alternative Names:
Bunionectomy; Hallux valgus correction
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BUNIONECTOMY - The surgical removal of a bunion, most often from the base of the big toe. Immobilization in a plaster cast for 1-2 months after the surgery is typical.
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Bunions, particularly those that affect teenagers, are most often managed by switching to shoes that fit properly and don't compress the toes.
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Bunion removal, called a bunionectomy, is a procedure in which the doctor removes a swelling or thickening on your big toe joint called a bunion. The doctor may also straighten your toe if necessary.
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Bunions tend to be inherited, but they also are common in the following groups:
Women who wear high heels
People who wear shoes that are too narrow or too pointed
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Bunion Removal - Series: Normal anatomy
The foot is made up of tarsal bones, metatarsal bones and phalanges
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Bunions are often caused by narrow-toed, high-heeled shoes. Such shoes compress the big toe and push it toward the second toe. The condition may become painful as extra bone and a fluid-filled sac grow at the base of the big toe.
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bunions, hammertoes, or other abnormalities in the bones of the foot
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Bunions increase the risk for developing calluses on the feet. Wearing ill-fitting shoes or socks and participating in athletic events such as running also increase the risk.
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The lowly bunion (caused by friction in tight shoes) is also a form of bursitis. A bursa sac on the joint of the big toe becomes inflamed.
Athletes and older people are most likely to get bursitis, but it can happen to anyone at any age.
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Bunions
Claw Toe (Hammertoe)
Dermatophytosis (Athlete's Foot)
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Diabetic Dermal Wound (Diabetic Foot Ulcer)
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A bunion is a localized painful swelling at the base of the big toe that can accompany hallux valgus. It is frequently associated with inflammation.
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The most common places are the heel, the ball of the foot and the side of the toes, where flat feet, bunions or ill-fitting shoes may be responsible. As time goes by calluses may become cracked and painful or develop into corns.
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Too narrow shoes make the big toe bend outward, forming a bunion or swollen big-toe joint. Some shoes scrunch up the smaller toes, causing claw or hammer toes with painful corns or calluses on the tops of these toes.
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