Metatarsus Primus Elevatus

Metatarsus primus varus. A statistical study.

A survey of 6000 schoolchildren discovered 36 cases of unilateral and 60 cases of bilateral hallux valgus, defined as a metatarsophalangeal angle of more than 14.5 degrees, measured on standing radiographs. Metatarsus primus varus was found not only in the early stages of hallux valgus but in the unaffected feet of children with unilateral hallux valgus. Adduction of the first metatarsal is not...

A method of correcting metatarsus primus varus; preliminary report.

Reduction of the intermetatarsal angle after first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis in patients with moderate and severe metatarsus primus adductus.

A radiographic review of first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) arthrodesis in patients who had preoperative intermetatarsal angles greater than 15 degrees is presented. The average reduction of the intermetatarsal angle was measured. Twenty-one patients with 22 fusions, with ages ranging from 43 to 79 years old, underwent first MPJ arthrodesis with screw or pin fixation as determined appropriat...

A case-control pilot study of x-ray measurements between the affected and unaffected foot in patients with unilateral hallux limitus

Background Controversy exists regarding the structural and functional causes of hallux limitus including metatarsus primus elevatus, long first metatarsal, first ray hypermobility, shape of the first metatarsal head and the presence of hallux interphalangeus. Papers have reported on the radiographic evaluation of these measurements in feet affected by hallux limitus, however no study to date ha...

Tumours of the metatarsus.

BACKGROUND Tumours of the metatarsus are rare and more frequently affect males. Relevant literature to date has mostly been confined to case reports. Single cases of the following tumours have been discussed: giant cell tumour, metastases (lung, prostate gland), chondroblastoma, aneurysmal bone cyst, Ewing's sarcoma, clear cell carcinoma, osteosarcoma, intraosseous ganglion, chondromyxoid fibro...