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Lint: hallux-valgus

Acronyms
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"higher BMI in men"

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"A normal first metatarsophalangeal angle is ≤15° on an AP weight-bearing foot radiograph 2; anything greater indicates hallux valgus where the head of the first metatarsal is deviated medially. The intermetatarsal angle should be"

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"A normal first metatarsophalangeal angle is ≤15° on an AP weight-bearing foot radiograph 2; anything greater indicates hallux valgus where the head of the first metatarsal is deviated medially. The intermetatarsal angle should be"

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There Is
suggestion

"There is a close association between the degree of metatarsus primus varus and hallux valgus. The combined deformities are present to some degree in most patients. Hallux valgus may be a result of metatarsus primus varus, and surgical correction is often based on this theory."

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"There is also an association with cross over toe deformity of the second metatarsal."

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