Dittmar, Jenna; Mitchell, Piers (11 June 2021). "Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed a wave of bunions in medieval England". The Conversation . Retrieved 2021-06-28. Shoe alterations or night splints which hold toes straight during sleep (helps to slow the progression of bunions in children) Physical therapy: You may need to work with a physical therapist to strengthen your foot. They’ll give you exercises or stretches that may help your toes stay in better alignment.

Elliot RR, Saxby TS, Whitehouse SL. Intraoperative imaging in hallux valgus surgery. Foot Ankle Surg. 2012 Mar. 18 (1):19-21. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Glasoe WM, Jensen DD, Kampa BB, Karg LK, Krych AR, Pena FA, et al. First ray kinematics in women with rheumatoid arthritis and bunion deformity: a gait simulation imaging study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Jun. 66 (6):837-43. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. During the gait cycle, the digits should remain parallel to the long axis of the foot. This is made possible by a balance between static stabilisers (bones and ligaments) and dynamic stabilisers (muscles and tendons). Due to the gross anatomy of the foot, the first metatarsal remains inherently unstable, heavily relying on these stabilising structures. There is therefore a greater risk of disturbing the fine balance. Toes are the digits of the foot of a tetrapod. Animal species such as cats that walk on their toes are described as being digitigrade. Humans, and other animals that walk on the soles of their feet, are described as being plantigrade; unguligrade animals are those that walk on hooves at the tips of their toes.Bunions can lead to difficulties finding properly fitting footwear and may force a person to buy a larger size shoe to accommodate the width of the bunion. If the bunion deformity becomes severe enough, the foot can hurt in different places even without the constriction of shoes. It is then considered as being a mechanical function problem of the forefoot. The intermetatarsal angle (IMA) is the angle between the longitudinal axes of the first and second metatarsal bones, and is normally less than 9°. [11] The IM angle can also grade the severity of hallux valgus as: [12] Lewis TL, Lau B, Alkhalfan Y, Trowbridge S, Gordon D, Vernois J, et al. Fourth-Generation Minimally Invasive Hallux Valgus Surgery With Metaphyseal Extra-Articular Transverse and Akin Osteotomy (META): 12 Month Clinical and Radiologic Results. Foot Ankle Int. 2023 Mar. 44 (3):178-191. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].

Schoenen die breed genoeg zijn, zonder hak, zijn geschikt voor een hallux valgus. Als de scheefstand van je hallux valgus erg is, dan kan het voorkomen dat bepaalde schoenen niet meer passen. Door de bunion is je voorvoet een stuk breder dan bij normale voeten. Alleen schoenen met een brede neus passen nog. We raden je onder andere aan schoenen met stretchleer te kopen. Hierdoor krijgt de uitstekende bunion niet te veel druk en voorkom je irritatie. Minimalistische schoenen A normal range of movement is 5mm in both the dorsal and plantar direction from neutral, with no motion detectable in the transverse plane (this may be present to some degree in hallux valgus) Cancilleri F, Marinozzi A, Martinelli N, Ippolito M, Spiezia F, Ronconi P, et al. Comparison of plantar pressure, clinical, and radiographic changes of the forefoot after biplanar Austin osteotomy and triplanar Boc osteotomy in patients with mild hallux valgus. Foot Ankle Int. 2008 Aug. 29 (8):817-24. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Surgical complications for all the aforementioned procedures include wound infection, delayed healing, nerve injury, and osteomyelitis. Recurrence is not uncommon.

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Yañez Arauz JM, Del Vecchio JJ, Codesido M, Raimondi N. Minimally invasive Akin osteotomy and lateral release: Anatomical structures at risk-A cadaveric study. Foot (Edinb). 2016 Jun. 27:32-5. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Structure Bones of the right foot. Plantar surface. Human toes A woman's toes decorated with nail polish and henna, and wearing a metti ( toe ring) on the second toe, for her wedding