PROBLEMS OF DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HALLUX VALGUS (LITERATURE REVIEW)Usoltsev I.V., Leonova S.N.
Irkutsk Scientific Centre of Surgery and Traumatology (ul. Bortsov Revolyutsii 1, Irkutsk 664003, Russian Federation)
Treatment of valgus deformity of the first toe is today one of the intensively developing areas of modern orthopedics. The complexity of treatment of this pathology is predetermined, first of all, by its multicomponent nature. Forefoot deformities are often the main cause of a decreased quality of life, which makes the patient irritable, inactive, and also makes it impossible to use standard footwear, and sometimes even orthopedic one. The purpose of our study was the analysis of scientific literature devoted to the problems of diagnosis and surgical treatment of valgus deviation of the 1st toe (hallux valgus