Hallux valgus: bilateral

Case contributed by Usman Bashir
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
  • Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

x-ray

Measurement of length of the first metatarsal, with respect to a perpendicular off the head of the 2nd metatarsal. They are equal (both heads within 2 mm of each other), minus rating (1st MT <2 mm  : this patient) or plus rating (1st MT >2 mm )

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