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Hallux rigidus, the Glossary

Hallux rigidus or stiff big toe is degenerative arthritis and stiffness due to bone spurs that affects the metatarsophalangeal joints (MTP) at the base of the hallux (big toe).^[1]

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Arthropathies
Foot diseases

Arthrodesis

Arthrodesis, also known as artificial ankylosis or syndesis, is the artificial induction of joint ossification between two bones by surgery.

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Arthroplasty (literally "forming of joint") is an orthopedic surgical procedure where the articular surface of a musculoskeletal joint is replaced, remodeled, or realigned by osteotomy or some other procedure.

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Cheilectomy

A cheilectomy is a surgical procedure that removes bone spurs from the base of the big toe.

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Corticosteroid

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.

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Injury

Injury is physiological damage to the living tissue of any organism, whether in humans, in other animals, or in plants.

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The metatarsophalangeal joints (MTP joints) are the joints between the metatarsal bones of the foot and the proximal bones (proximal phalanges) of the toes.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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Orthotics

Orthotics (lit) is a medical specialty that focuses on the design and application of orthoses, sometimes known as braces or calipers.

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Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a type of degenerative joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone.

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Osteophyte

Osteophytes are exostoses (bony projections) that form along joint margins. Hallux rigidus and Osteophyte are Arthropathies.

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Podiatry

Podiatry, or podiatric medicine and surgery, is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower limb.

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Rheumatology

Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs.

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Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), known commonly as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.

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