Talk:Hallux varus

Hallux varus, also known as a "twisted" thumb.

Etiology
Acquired is not common. It can arise as a result of cicatricial changes on the skin, after injuries, during scleroderma.

'Congenital usually occurs in a three-jointed thumb (middle joint in the form of a rudimentary wedge).

Clinic
The thumb is deflected towards the midline of the body.

Therapy
According to the cause. Most often surgical correction.

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