MAKING OF TRANSMETATARSAL PROSTHESIS
The transmetatarsal amputation is one of the most surgical resections in foot. This kind of amputations are usually made as a consequence of serious infections –very frequent in diabetic patients-, vascular alterations and traumatisms from several causes. Sometimes, a...
Overview of the rheumatoid foot
We define rheumatoid foot as the foot affected by inflammatory or rheumatic diseases in multiple joints. The most common symptoms the rheumatoid foot presents are: pain, stiffness, deformity and numbness. The most common rheumatic pathologies are: rheumatoid...
HALLUX VARUS: THE OPPOSITE MORPHOLOGY OF THE HALLUX VALGUS
The Hallux Varus is a deformity of the first radius which has a deviation of the great toe towards a medial or tibial direction. Visually, it is the antithesis of hallux valgus or bunion. We can see a supination of the great toe and a negative metatarsophalangeal...
Hallux extensus: first toe deformity in the sagittal plane
The hallux extensus consists of the dorsiflexion or dorsal extension of the first radius. Its origin may be congenital or acquired and it is mainly caused by: a paralysis, involving brain-vascular accidents and neuromuscular diseases, among others; due to different...