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hallux valgus

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hallux valgus [′hal·əks ′val·gəs]
(medicine)
A deformity of the great toe, in which the head of the first metatarsal deviates away from the second metatarsal, that is, toward the outside of the foot, and the phalanges are deviated toward the second toe, causing prominence of the metatarsophalangeal joint.


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If uncontrolled, rheumatoid arthritis can lead to multiple deformities including hammer toes (where the toes bend at the knuckle and calluses develop at the tips of the toe), hallux valgus (bunions), and subluxation of the metatarsal heads (where the joints in the balls of the feet become so deformed that the balls of the feet and the toes become ?
 
 
 
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