Bunion Surgery
SURGICAL : ORTHOPAEDICS, SUMMER 2001
A bunion is a painful swelling at the base of the big toe due to a deformity of the foot bones, medically known as hallux valgus.The condition may require corrective surgery.
A bunion is a painful, and often disabling, prominence at the base of the big toe (hallux), which causes ... Continue reading Bunion Surgery
Bunion Osteotomy
CHIROPODY REVIEW, JANUARY 2001
BUNIONS are actually very common and are usually inherited. The only way that they can be corrected is by surgery. In the past, surgical operations had meant being off one's feet and in plaster for up to three months. Called osteotomy, this conventional surgery involves cutting out a piece of ... Continue reading Bunion Osteotomy
Bunions
REALM, 2001
'Bunions are quite common and painful, they're hereditary and 90 percent of sufferers are .women,' says Mr Simon (Moyes, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Devonshire and Wellington hospitals in London.
In the past, surgical operations to remove bunions' had meant patients off their feet ... Continue reading Bunions
IT WORKED FOR ME: Bunion surgery
EVE, MARCH 2001
'It's not something I ever felt I could talk about, but since mentioning I've had it done, I've found out how common it is; says Jane O'Sullivan, 44, a specialneeds teacher's assistant from north London. 'It's the word itself I don't like.'
OUT IN THE OPEN
And the word is... ssshh - ... Continue reading IT WORKED FOR ME: Bunion surgery
Living with...bunions
YOU MAGAZINE, 21ST MAY 2000
Bunions are blamed on badly fitting shoes, but 90 per cent are an inherited problem. They occur when the joint at the base of the big toe sticks outward and the toe turns in because the tendons of the foot are pulling it to one side. The projecting joint becomes inflamed and tender. `The ... Continue reading Living with...bunions
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