valgus


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a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body

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Las variaciones en su origen o insercion pueden determinar patologias del hallux como el hallux valgus, hallux rigido, entre otras (Lowery & Wukich).
The most common complaint in the case of hallux valgus is painful medial prominence [5,6], metatarsophalangeal joint [4,7], and the remaining metatarsal or navicular bones.
(6) More specifically, the primary function of the UCL is to provide resistance to valgus stress and volar subluxation of the MCP joint, and it also contributes to pinch strength.
The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) complete MCL preoperatively or no MCL removal intraoperatively, (2) cubitus valgus or varus, or (3) severe bony instability or malformation.
(15) Currently, there is inconclusive evidence to support the use of valgus offloader braces per AAOS guidelines.
Furthermore, longitudinal studies have shown that varus and valgus alignment were associated with incident and progression of medial and lateral knee OA (Felson et al., 2013; Sharma et al., 2010; Sharma et al., 2001).
According to the hospital, Dr Mohammad Attia, operated to correct the twisted knees of the teen caused by a rare condition called a bilateral valgus deformity.
In the predicted position of injury, flexion, valgus, internal tibial rotation, and anterior tibial translation were measured.
Among specific topics are proximal opening wedge first metatarsal osteotomy for hallux valgus correction, flexor digitorum longus transfer for posterior tibial tendon dysfunction, peroneal groove deepening for peroneal subluxation, arthroscopic microfracture and drilling for osteochondral lesions of the talus, and ankle fractures.
Mechanism 2--a solid foot plant with valgus stress on the knee--had the highest percentage of ACL injuries associated with bone bruising (femoral 62%, tibial 59%), followed by meniscal injuries (medial 53% and lateral 50%).
The femoral alignment guide was set to 5-7[degrees] valgus dependent on the preoperatively determined anatomical-mechanical axis angle (AMA-angle).
Valgus osteotomy was performed in the distal humerus through a lateral wedge and ligament reconstruction with tendon graft of the autologus palmaris longus, by tunneling the distal humerus and ulna crest.
These patients differ from forefoot varus in that the calcaneus does not go into excessive valgus (eversion).