hallux valgus

hallux /hal·lux/ (hal´uks) pl. hal´luces   [L.] the great toe.

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hallux doloro´sus  a painful condition of the great toe, usually associated with flatfoot.

hallux flex´us  h. rigidus.

hallux mal´leus  hammer toe affecting the great toe.

hallux ri´gidus  painful flexion deformity of the great toe with limitation of motion at the metatarsophalangeal joint.

hallux val´gus  angulation of the great toe toward the other toes.

hallux va´rus  angulation of the great toe away from the other toes.

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hallux val·gus (vlgs)

n.

Deviation of the tip or main axis of the big toe toward the outer side of the foot.

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hallux valgus,

a deformity in which the great toe is angled away from the midline of the body toward the other toes. In some cases the great toe rides over or under the other toes. Compare hallux varus.

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hallux valgus

Podiatry A condition characterized by lateral deviation of the metatarsal head, which is angled dorsomedially, ↑ metatarsal angle, and abduction and valgus rotation of great toe Clinical Pressure, pain over 1^st metatarsal head, ± shooting pains at rest Management Orthotics to control pronation, accommodative padding, wide shoes, shoe modification, cryomassage, NSAIDs, extra-articular steroid injections