Consultant Corner: Bunions and Bunion Surgery

by Mr. Garth Allardice | 13 years ago

A bunion is characterised as a bony deformity of the joint at the base of the big toe. The main sign of a bunion is the big toe pointing towards the other toes on the same foot, which may force the foot bone attached to it (the first metatarsal) to stick outwards. The medical name for this toe