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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References

• SOSNA, A – VAVŘÍK, P – KRBEC, M. Základy ortopedie. 1. edition. Triton, 2001. 175 pp. ISBN 80-7254-202-8.