Short term results of dynamic splinting for hallux valgus – a prospective randomized study

Hallux valgus (HV) is one of the most common diagnoses in orthopedic practice. The prevalence of radiologic HV is up to 23% in 18 –65 year old women and>35% in women older than 65 [1]. Approximately half of these cases can become symptomatic. Women in their fourth to sixth decade are most often affected, and children show an incidence of 2% [1,2]. The etiology of HV is not completely understood and appears to be multifactorial. Family history, female gender, occupational foot stress, shoe style and configuration of the first metatarsale and the first metatarso-phalangeal joint (MTP 1), have been correlated with HV [2 –4].

Source: Foot and Ankle Surgery - January 21, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Christian Plaass, Annika Karch, Armin Koch, Vivien Wiederhoeft, Sarah Ettinger, Leif Claassen, Kiriakos Daniilidis, Daiwei Yao, Christina Stukenborg-Colsman Source Type: research