Hallux valgus is considered to be a medial deviation of the first metatarsal and lateral deviation and/or rotation of the hallux, with or without ...ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMTIzMjkwMi1vdmVydmlldw==processing....Drugs&Diseases>OrthopedicSurgeryHalluxValgusUpdated:Apr30,2021Author:CristaJFrank,DPM;ChiefEditor:VinodKPanchbhavi,MD,FACS,FAOA,FABOS,FAAOS more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsHalluxValgusSectionsHalluxValgusOverviewPracticeEssentialsAnatomyPathophysiologyEtiologyEpidemiologyPrognosisShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalExaminationShowAllWorkupLaboratoryStudiesRadiographyStagingShowAllTreatmentApproachConsiderationsMedicalTherapySurgicalOptionsOperativeDetailsPostoperativeCareComplicationsLong-TermMonitoringShowAllMediaGalleryReferencesOverviewPracticeEssentialsHalluxvalgusisconsideredtoinvolvethefollowing:MedialdeviationofthefirstmetatarsalLateraldeviation,withorwithoutrotationofthehalluxProminence,withorwithoutmedialsoft-tissueenlargementofthefirstmetatarsalheadThisconditioncanleadtoapainfulfirstmetatarsalheadprominencesecondarytoillfittingfootwear.Inthe19thcentury,theprevalentunderstandingofthebunion—halluxvalgus—wasthatitwaspurelyanenlargementofthesofttissue,firstmetatarsalhead,orboth,mostcommonlycausedbyill-fittingfootwear.Thus,treatmenthadvaryingresults,withcontroversyoverwhethertoremovetheoverlyingbursaaloneorincombinationwithanexostectomyofthemedialhead.Medicaltherapycanbe