Introduction It is often discussed whether patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) should wear orthopedic insoles or not. The functions of insoles are to minimize pain or to assist foot deformities. JIA often goes along with foot impairments [1,2] describe different deviation and deformities which can develop of various pattern of foot joint involvements, like pes valgoplanus or hallu...

We report a prospective randomised trial comparing Keller's arthroplasty and arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint for the management of symptomatic hallux valgus and hallux rigidus in the older patient. In 81 patients (110 feet), with a minimum of two years follow-up, both procedures gave a similar degree of patient satisfaction and symptom relief. The incidence of metatarsalgia w...

Forty-seven patients (50 feet) underwent surgical intervention for symptomatic hallux rigidus from February 1998 to April 1999. Thirty-eight patients (41 feet) returned at 1 year for a follow-up evaluation. Of these 38 patients, 20 (21 feet) returned for the 15-year follow-up evaluation. Subjective evaluations were performed using the modified American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery hallux ...

? The condition, as discussed in several papers by various surgeons, was known by the following symptoms:?(a.) Apparent flexion of the first phalanx of the toe on its metatarsal bone, (b.) Inability to dorsiflex the toe, more or less complete, (c.) Pain felt in efforts to dorsiflex the toe, as, for instance, in the act of standing on tiptoe. This pain is usually felt over dorsal aspect of joint...

Study design, case-control study: Background, Morton’s extension (ME) is a kind of orthotic that has been used as conservative treatment painful hallux rigidus (HR) osteoarthritis, but only their effects on first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) mobility and position in healthy subjects have studied, not its applied pulled tension forces neither with HR. Objectives: This study sought to understa...