"Hallux Rigidus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition caused by degenerative arthritis (see OSTEOARTHRITIS) of the METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT of the great toe and characterized by pain and limited dorsiflexion, but relatively unrestricted plantar flexion.
| Descriptor ID |
D020859
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.330.488.310 C05.550.450
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hallux Rigidus" by people in Profiles.
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Quantitative motion analysis in patients with hallux rigidus before and after cheilectomy. J Orthop Res. 2009 Jan; 27(1):128-34.
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Quantitative characterization of gait kinematics in patients with hallux rigidus using the Milwaukee foot model. J Orthop Res. 2008 Apr; 26(4):419-27.