Objectives: Hallux rigidus is one of the main etiologies disability in elderly. It a degenerative disease first metatarsophalangeal joint causing restriction movement as well pain and swelling. This study was conducted to evaluate effectiveness methylprednisolone dextrose prolotherapy reduction functional improvement patients with hallux rigidus. Methods: A randomized double-blind control trial...

INTRODUCTION Surgical techniques for the management of hallux rigidus include cheilectomy, Keller resection arthroplasty, arthrodesis, Silastic implantation, phalangeal or metatarsal osteotomy, capsular arthroplasty, partial or total joint replacement, interposition arthroplasty. However, the optimal management is controversial. SOURCES OF DATA We performed a comprehensive search of CINAHL, E...

The paper titled " Therapeutic Management of the Hallux Rigidus " [1], published in Rehabilitation Research and Practice , has been retracted as it was found to contain substantial flaws in its scientific methodology.

Reduction in first metatarsophalangeal joint maximum degree of dorsiflexion with dorsiflexion of the first ray has been proposed to be the predominant cause of hallux abducto valgus and hallux rigidus. We sought to determine whether orthoses made from a cast with the first ray plantarflexed and a 4-mm medial skive could increase the maximum degree of dorsiflexion in patients with functional hal...

Hallux rigidus is a “stiff big toe joint”. Patients with this condition, which is a form of arthritis, often report that it feels as if they have to force their big toe to bend at the joint when “toeing off” from the ground while walking. Often times, hallux rigidus results in the joint becoming completely rigid. Movement of the big toe joint occurs typically in an up and down plane only. The u...

Cheilectomy, the excision of an irregular osseous rim that interferes with motion of a joint, was performed on the distal part of the first metatarsal of twenty-five patients who had hallux rigidus. Relief of pain was achieved in all but three patients, whose cases were considered as failures. Joint motion improved by an average of 20 degrees, and it was in an acceptable range in twenty-three p...

BACKGROUND Walking down stairs is a clinically relevant daily activity for older persons. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the impact of cheilectomy on walking on level ground and on stairs. METHODS 3D motion analysis of foot kinematics was performed in eight patients with hallux rigidus and 11 healthy control participants with a 12-camera system, using the Heidelberg foot measu...

BACKGROUND There are indications that the diagnosis and management of common foot problems vary widely in general practice. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to explore the variation of GPs' diagnosis and management of common foot problems and the possible correlation between GPs' characteristics and their competence to diagnose correctly. METHODS In a cross-sectional design, 90 GPs in The Netherlands...