Symptomatic Medial Bone Excrescence in the Distal Phalanx of the Hallux after the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis: A Case Report and Radiographic Reviews

Table 1

Patients’ backgrounds and radiographic measurements in the osteotomy and arthrodesis groups.

	Osteotomy ()	Arthrodesis ()
Sex F : M (% female)	89 : 8 (92%)	29 : 4 (88%)
Follow-up periods (months)
RA as underlying pathology (% patients)	30 (31%)	22 (67%)
Radiographic parameters
Hallux valgus angle (degrees)
Preoperative
Recent follow-up
Intermetatarsal angle (degrees)
Preoperative
Recent follow-up
Width of excrescence (mm)
Preoperative
Postop 1 month
Recent follow-up

RA: rheumatoid arthritis. All continuous variables were presented as . A paired -test was used to compare the radiographic measurements between preoperative and postoperative conditions. vs. preoperative condition.