JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Studies show that one-third of men and women in the U.S. have a bunion, that painful bone that sticks out of your foot. It can cause excruciating pain and ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — Bunions impact one in every three Americans. It’s a foot problem that can be really painful and sometimes makes it hard to walk. Traditionally, surgery would keep patients from ...

Medicare will cover bunion surgery, also called bunionectomy, when a doctor considers it medically necessary. A doctor may recommend bunion surgery to address significant pain or correct a structural ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – According to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jay Womack, 10 to 15% of the population will develop a bunion in their lifetime. Dr. Womack, of Piedmont Orthopaedic Associates, described ...

With advances in orthopedic technology and surgical precision, modern bunion surgery procedures now use keyhole incisions, ...

Podiatrists and foot surgeons have traditionally relied on a surgical procedure called an osteotomy to correct bunions — or the painful bony bumps that form on the joint at the base of the big toe.

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Bunions and hammertoes are hardly attractive. And if you’re unlucky enough to suffer from them, they often feel even worse than they look. For years, treatments for such issues included strategic shoe ...

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A bunion is a bony bump that sticks out at the bottom of your big toe. Bunions form due to the misalignment of bones, tendons, and tissues at the base of your big toe. This causes your big toe to bend ...

For patients undergoing surgery to repair a bunion deformity of the foot, non-weight-bearing x rays taken immediately after surgery can provide a good estimate of the risk that the bunion will return ...

That painful bump on the side of your big toe? That's a bunion, a deformity that occurs when the base of the big toe pushes outward. Bunions often run in families, and they're more common in women, ...