Bunion: An entry from Gale's <i>Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.< i> by Jeffrey, RPT Larson

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Bunion: An entry from Gale's <i>Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.< i>

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	Bunion: An entry from Gale's <i>Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.< i>
	by Jeffrey, RPT Larson	$4.90 At Amazon on 11-19-2011.

*Features* Format: HTML Printable: Yes Mac OS Compatible: Yes Windows Compatible: Yes Handheld Compatible: Yes Digital: 3 pages Publisher: Gale 2006 *Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.* A bunion is an abnormal enlargement of the joint (the first metatarsophalangeal joint, or MTPJ) at the base of the great or big toe (hallux). It is caused Woman's right foot with bunion on big toe. (Photograph by Wedgworth, Custom Medical Stock Photo. Reproduced by permission.)by inflammation and usually results from chronic irritation and pressure from poorly fitting footwear. A displacement of two major bones of the foot (hallux valgus) causes bunions, although not everyone with this displacement will develop the joint swelling and bone overgrowth that characterize a bunion.
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