Growing bone on the leg: causes, symptoms, treatment

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A growing bone on the foot occurs in 14%of the adult population of our planet. Such a deviation in medical practice is commonly called a valgus deformation of the toe. With this disease, there is a marked change in the metatarsophalangeal joint. As a result of such a pathology, the big toe is shifted inwards, while the rest is disrupted by the habitual position.

Why do ossicles on the legs grow? Causes

Among the most probable causes of valgus deformity of the toe are the following:

endocrine changes in the body;
genetic predisposition (heredity);
osteoporosis.

With this pathology, the patient is observedweakness of the muscular and ligament apparatus of the lower limbs. Osteoarthritis and deformation of the toe joint cause uneven and increased load on the forefoot, which is aggravated by wearing shoes, shoes and other shoes that have a narrow nose or high heel.

Symptoms of the disease

A growing bone on the leg is very disturbinghuman, because the manifestation of this disease is the protrusion of the damaged joint, as well as the change in the shape and position of all the other fingers. As a rule, such a deviation is accompanied by pain in the foot and joint, rapid fatigue of the lower extremities, small swelling and redness in the cone.

The growing bone on the leg (valgus deformity) has the following degrees of severity:

1. Finger deflection up to 15 degrees.

2. The deviation of the finger from 15 to 20 degrees.

3. The deviation of the finger from 20 to 30 degrees.

4. Finger deflection more than 30 degrees.

If a person starts to grow a bone on his leg,which is not amenable to proper treatment, then after some time it is expected such complications as the hammer-shaped curvature of the phalanx of the foot, painful calluses and corns, prone to constant inflammation, as well as nail growth and pain during walking.

It should be specially noted that such symptoms canmeet and with other diseases (for example, with arthritis, with deforming osteoarthritis and gout). In order to know the true cause of the appearance of protrusions and painful sensations, it is necessary to consult an orthopedist. After a personal examination, the doctor must prescribe an X-ray examination (that is, take a snapshot in three projections), as well as planography.

Growing bones on the leg, or How to cure valgus deformity of the finger

1. Conservative treatment involves wearing orthopedic insoles, "night" tires, insteps and interdigital pads. Also necessary therapeutic gymnastics.

2. Surgical treatment includes about one hundred methods:

exostectomy (excision of part of the metatarsal bone);
the creation of the immobility of the joint (arthrodesis);
osteotomy or removal of phalanx;
resection arthroplasty or removal of part of the metatarsophalangeal joint;
restoration of ligaments of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the finger, and also their comparison;
implantation, that is, replacement of the affected joint with an implant, etc.