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Abnormal hallux morphology

MedGen UID:
867403
•Concept ID:
C4021773
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the hallux
 
HPO: HP:0001844

Definition

This term applies for all abnormalities of the big toe, also called hallux. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal hallux morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Temple syndrome and Kagami-Ogata syndrome: clinical presentations, genotypes, models and mechanisms.
Prasasya R, Grotheer KV, Siracusa LD, Bartolomei MS
Hum Mol Genet 2020 Sep 30;29(R1):R107-R116. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa133. PMID: 32592473Free PMC Article
Difficult and controversial pediatric cases: a roundtable on conservative and surgical management.
Labovitz JM, Benard MA, Harris EJ, Schoenhaus HD
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2006 Jan;23(1):77-118, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2005.10.010. PMID: 16598911
Pathomechanics, gait deviations, and treatment of the rheumatoid foot: a clinical report.
Dimonte P, Light H
Phys Ther 1982 Aug;62(8):1148-56. doi: 10.1093/ptj/62.8.1148. PMID: 7100272

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Potassium Channel KCNH1 Activating Variants Cause Altered Functional and Morphological Ciliogenesis.
Napoli G, Panzironi N, Traversa A, Catalanotto C, Pace V, Petrizzelli F, Giovannetti A, Lazzari S, Cogoni C, Tartaglia M, Carella M, Mazza T, Pizzuti A, Parisi C, Caputo V
Mol Neurobiol 2022 Aug;59(8):4825-4838. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1007/s12035-022-02886-4. PMID: 35639255Free PMC Article
Relationship Between Hallux Valgus and Pes Planus: Real or Fiction?
Atbaşı Z, Erdem Y, Kose O, Demiralp B, Ilkbahar S, Tekin HO
J Foot Ankle Surg 2020 May-Jun;59(3):513-517. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2019.09.037. PMID: 31866373
Forefoot malformations, deformities and other congenital defects in children.
Rampal V, Giuliano F
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2020 Feb;106(1S):S115-S123. Epub 2019 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2019.03.021. PMID: 31648997
Hallux rigidus: demographics, etiology, and radiographic assessment.
Coughlin MJ, Shurnas PS
Foot Ankle Int 2003 Oct;24(10):731-43. doi: 10.1177/107110070302401002. PMID: 14587987
Pathologic anatomy of hallux abducto valgus.
Dykyj D
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 1989 Jan;6(1):1-15. PMID: 2653601

Diagnosis

Forefoot malformations, deformities and other congenital defects in children.
Rampal V, Giuliano F
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2020 Feb;106(1S):S115-S123. Epub 2019 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2019.03.021. PMID: 31648997
Ingrown toenails.
Khunger N, Kandhari R
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2012 May-Jun;78(3):279-89. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.95442. PMID: 22565427
Radiological assessment of metatarsus adductus.
Dawoodi AI, Perera A
Foot Ankle Surg 2012 Mar;18(1):1-8. Epub 2011 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2011.03.002. PMID: 22325995
Disorders of the hallux sesamoid complex: MR features.
Karasick D, Schweitzer ME
Skeletal Radiol 1998 Aug;27(8):411-8. doi: 10.1007/s002560050410. PMID: 9765133
Sesamoid complex disorders.
Oloff LM, Schulhofer SD
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 1996 Jul;13(3):497-513. PMID: 8829038

Therapy

Relationship Between Hallux Valgus and Pes Planus: Real or Fiction?
Atbaşı Z, Erdem Y, Kose O, Demiralp B, Ilkbahar S, Tekin HO
J Foot Ankle Surg 2020 May-Jun;59(3):513-517. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2019.09.037. PMID: 31866373
Thalidomide and neurotrophism.
Soper JR, Bonar SF, O'Sullivan DJ, McCredie J, Willert HG
Skeletal Radiol 2019 Apr;48(4):517-525. Epub 2018 Oct 19 doi: 10.1007/s00256-018-3086-2. PMID: 30341712Free PMC Article
Epilepsy in KCNH1-related syndromes.
Mastrangelo M, Scheffer IE, Bramswig NC, Nair LD, Myers CT, Dentici ML, Korenke GC, Schoch K, Campeau PM, White SM, Shashi V, Kansagra S, Van Essen AJ, Leuzzi V
Epileptic Disord 2016 Jun 1;18(2):123-36. doi: 10.1684/epd.2016.0830. PMID: 27267311
Ingrown toenails.
Khunger N, Kandhari R
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2012 May-Jun;78(3):279-89. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.95442. PMID: 22565427
Complications after surgery of the hallux.
Sammarco GJ, Idusuyi OB
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2001 Oct;(391):59-71. doi: 10.1097/00003086-200110000-00008. PMID: 11603690

Prognosis

Forefoot malformations, deformities and other congenital defects in children.
Rampal V, Giuliano F
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2020 Feb;106(1S):S115-S123. Epub 2019 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2019.03.021. PMID: 31648997
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
Blaszczyk M, Majewski S, Brzezinska-Wcislo L, Jablonska S
Eur J Dermatol 2003 May-Jun;13(3):234-7. PMID: 12804980
The hallucal interphalangeal sesamoid.
Roukis TS, Hurless JS
J Foot Ankle Surg 1996 Jul-Aug;35(4):303-8; discussion 372. doi: 10.1016/s1067-2516(96)80078-0. PMID: 8872752
Hallux varus.
Mills JA, Menelaus MB
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1989 May;71(3):437-40. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.71B3.2722937. PMID: 2722937
Polydactyly of the foot.
Phelps DA, Grogan DP
J Pediatr Orthop 1985 Jul-Aug;5(4):446-51. doi: 10.1097/01241398-198507000-00012. PMID: 4019759

Clinical prediction guides

Potassium Channel KCNH1 Activating Variants Cause Altered Functional and Morphological Ciliogenesis.
Napoli G, Panzironi N, Traversa A, Catalanotto C, Pace V, Petrizzelli F, Giovannetti A, Lazzari S, Cogoni C, Tartaglia M, Carella M, Mazza T, Pizzuti A, Parisi C, Caputo V
Mol Neurobiol 2022 Aug;59(8):4825-4838. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1007/s12035-022-02886-4. PMID: 35639255Free PMC Article
Thalidomide and neurotrophism.
Soper JR, Bonar SF, O'Sullivan DJ, McCredie J, Willert HG
Skeletal Radiol 2019 Apr;48(4):517-525. Epub 2018 Oct 19 doi: 10.1007/s00256-018-3086-2. PMID: 30341712Free PMC Article
Modified Lindgren-Turan Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus Deformity - a Review of 60 Cases.
Kilinc BE, Oc Y, Erturer RE
Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2018;85(5):325-330. PMID: 30383528
Epilepsy in KCNH1-related syndromes.
Mastrangelo M, Scheffer IE, Bramswig NC, Nair LD, Myers CT, Dentici ML, Korenke GC, Schoch K, Campeau PM, White SM, Shashi V, Kansagra S, Van Essen AJ, Leuzzi V
Epileptic Disord 2016 Jun 1;18(2):123-36. doi: 10.1684/epd.2016.0830. PMID: 27267311
Structural factors associated with hallux limitus/rigidus: a systematic review of case control studies.
Zammit GV, Menz HB, Munteanu SE
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2009 Oct;39(10):733-42. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2009.3003. PMID: 19801816

Recent systematic reviews

Foot and ankle characteristics in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stewart S, Brenton-Rule A, Dalbeth N, Aiyer A, Frampton C, Rome K
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Longitudinal Epiphyseal Bracket of the First Metatarsal Bone: Three Case Reports and a Review of the Literature.
Vlaić J, Bojić D, Rutz E, Antičević D
J Foot Ankle Surg 2018 Nov-Dec;57(6):1246-1252. Epub 2018 Aug 31 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2018.03.049. PMID: 30177452
The sesamoids of the feet in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yammine K
Anat Sci Int 2015 Jun;90(3):144-60. Epub 2014 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s12565-014-0239-9. PMID: 24801385
Structural factors associated with hallux limitus/rigidus: a systematic review of case control studies.
Zammit GV, Menz HB, Munteanu SE
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2009 Oct;39(10):733-42. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2009.3003. PMID: 19801816

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