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exception of the big toe (Latin:
hallux). For a
minority of people, the
little toe also is
missing a
middle bone. The
hallux only
contains two
phalanx bones...
- A bunion, also
known as
hallux valgus, is a
deformity of the MTP
joint connecting the big toe to the foot. The big toe
often bends towards the
other toes...
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Hallux rigidus or
stiff big toe is
degenerative arthritis and
stiffness due to bone
spurs that
affects the
metatarsophalangeal joints (MTP) at the base...
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Hallux varus is a
clinical condition characterized by
medial deviation of the
great toe at the
metatarsophalangeal joint. This condition, when acquired...
- Rubinstein–Taybi
syndrome Other names Broad thumb-
hallux syndrome or
Rubinstein syndrome Child displaying characteristic facial features of Rubinstein–Taybi...
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plantar reflex causes a
downward response of the
hallux (flexion). An
upward response (extension) of the
hallux is
known as the
Babinski response or Babinski...
- Brachydactyly-preaxial
hallux varus syndrome, also
known as 'Christian brachydactyly, is a rare
congenital and
genetic limb
malformation syndrome which...
- podiatry, and is the
anatomic region involved in such
conditions as
hallux valgus,
hallux rigidus, and Morton's neuroma,
among others. In
cases of severe...
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extra fingers or toes (polydactyly) or an
abnormally wide
thumb or big toe (
hallux). The skin
between the
fingers and toes may be
fused (cutaneous syndactyly)...
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outermost digit. The
Medical Latin English noun for
thumb is
pollex (compare
hallux for big toe), and the
corresponding adjective for
thumb is pollical. The...
