Radiographic Assessment of Relationship Between Medial Cuneiform Obliquity and Hallux Valgus. 2023

Pengfei Bu, and Chuan Li, and Luqiao Pu, and Xinyu Ma, and Xuhan Meng, and Yongqing Xu
Department of Orthopaedic, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PLA, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China.

The research results are inconsistent that assessing whether the increased obliquity of the distal articular surface of the medial cuneiform leads to an increase in hallux valgus angle. Thus, this study investigated the relationship between distal medial cuneiform obliquity and hallux valgus by measuring various angles in weightbearing anteroposterior radiographs of the foot. In total, 679 feet of 538 patients with the radiographs were included in the study. We measured radiographic parameters including hallux valgus angle, first to second intermetatarsal angle, metatarsus adductus angle, first metatarsus cuneiform angle, distal medial cuneiform angle, and first proximal metatarsal articular angle. The surface morphology (flat or curved) of the first tarsometatarsal joint was also recorded. Our results analysis revealed a weak negative correlation between distal medial cuneiform angle and both hallux valgus angle and first to second intermetatarsal angle, contrary to our assumption. So we believe that distal medial cuneiform angle was relatively constant and it cannot be used as a characteristic angle for quantifying hallux valgus. First metatarsus cuneiform angle was a characteristic indicator of hallux valgus and was positively correlated with its severity (p < .000), indicating that it can be used to measure the size of hallux valgus. It can also be used as a reference factor for the first metatarsal osteotomy in clinical bunion orthopedics. First tarsometatarsal joint morphology was unrelated to hallux valgus, whereas metatarsus adductus angle, and first proximal metatarsal articular angle should be considered in hallux valgus.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008682 Metatarsal Bones The five long bones of the METATARSUS, articulating with the TARSAL BONES proximally and the PHALANGES OF TOES distally. Metatarsals,Bone, Metatarsal,Bones, Metatarsal,Metatarsal,Metatarsal Bone
D010027 Osteotomy The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed) Osteotomies
D006214 Hallux The innermost digit of the foot in PRIMATES. Big Toe,Great Toe,Big Toes,Great Toes,Toe, Big,Toe, Great,Toes, Big,Toes, Great
D006215 Hallux Valgus Lateral displacement of the great toe (HALLUX), producing deformity of the first METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT with callous, bursa, or BUNION formation over the bony prominence. Hallux Abductovalgus
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000070592 Metatarsus Varus A foot anomaly in which the forefoot (METATARSUS) is angled inward relative to the heel. In-Toeing,Metatarsal Varus,Metatarsus Adductovarus,Metatarsus Adductus,Pigeon Toed,Pigeon-Toed,Toeing In,Adductovarus, Metatarsus,Adductus, Metatarsus,In Toeing,Toed, Pigeon,Varus, Metatarsal,Varus, Metatarsus
D000071378 Bunion Abnormal swelling of the inner aspect of the first metatarsal head affecting the first METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT. Bunions

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