Podiatrists and foot surgeons have traditionally relied on a surgical procedure called an osteotomy to correct bunions — or the painful bony bumps that form on the joint at the base of the big toe.

Bunions are joint foot deformities that cause pain, inflammation, and difficulty walking. They form when the big toe joint bends inward, causing the big toe to point towards the other toes. This can ...

With advances in orthopedic technology and surgical precision, modern bunion surgery procedures now use keyhole incisions, ...

I call it my arch enemy. It's located at the base of my big toes. There lies, on each foot, a bunion: protrusions of bone that make my toes bend inward at weird, sharp angles and give my feet the ...

Those painful, boney bumps that form on the insides of the big toe joint are called bunions and they can cause more than just an odd-shaped foot. For many patients, the gradual pressure from the big ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — No one likes to talk about bunions, but more people have them than you think: Doctors perform about half a million surgeries every year. Bunions occur in about 30 percent of ...

Medicare will cover bunion surgery, also called bunionectomy, when a doctor considers it medically necessary. A doctor may recommend bunion surgery to address significant pain or correct a structural ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — Bunions impact one in every three Americans. It’s a foot problem that can be really painful and sometimes makes it hard to walk. Traditionally, surgery would keep patients from ...

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For patients undergoing surgery to repair a bunion deformity of the foot, non-weight-bearing x rays taken immediately after surgery can provide a good estimate of the risk that the bunion will return ...

I am an active 34-year-old with bunions. I run four days a week and lift weights, but I have bilateral knee pain. My podiatrist says the knee pain is from the bunions and wants me to have surgery. The ...

That painful bump on the side of your big toe? That's a bunion, a deformity that occurs when the base of the big toe pushes outward. Bunions often run in families, and they're more common in women, ...