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Hallux rigidus

MedGen UID:
75534
•Concept ID:
C0264134
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Hallux Rigidus; Rigidus, Hallux
SNOMED CT: Acquired hallux rigidus (6654000); Hallux rigidus (6654000); HR - Hallux rigidus (6654000); Rigidity of 1st MTP joint (6654000); Hallux rigidus - acquired (6654000)
 
HPO: HP:0025004

Definition

Osteoarthritis of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the first toe. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHallux rigidus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and conservative management of great toe pathologies: a review.
Andrews NA, Ray J, Dib A, Harrelson WM, Khurana A, Singh MS, Shah A
Postgrad Med 2021 May;133(4):409-420. Epub 2021 Apr 4 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1895587. PMID: 33622169
Hallux Rigidus: Nonoperative Treatment and Orthotics.
Kunnasegaran R, Thevendran G
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):401-12. Epub 2015 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.003. PMID: 26320555
Clinical Presentation and Management of Hallux Rigidus.
Hamid KS, Parekh SG
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):391-9. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.002. PMID: 26320554

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgical options for hallux rigidus: state of the art and review of the literature.
Galois L, Hemmer J, Ray V, Sirveaux F
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2020 Jan;30(1):57-65. Epub 2019 Aug 7 doi: 10.1007/s00590-019-02528-x. PMID: 31392522
Moberg Osteotomy for Hallux Rigidus.
Warganich T, Harris T
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):433-50. Epub 2015 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.006. PMID: 26320558
Clinical Presentation and Management of Hallux Rigidus.
Hamid KS, Parekh SG
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):391-9. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.002. PMID: 26320554
Hallux Rigidus: Relevant Anatomy and Pathophysiology.
Lucas DE, Hunt KJ
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):381-9. Epub 2015 Jul 4 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.001. PMID: 26320553
Etiology, pathophysiology, and staging of hallux rigidus.
Botek G, Anderson MA
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2011 Apr;28(2):229-43, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2011.02.004. PMID: 21669337

Diagnosis

Classification and Radiology.
Suh YM, Tennant JN
Foot Ankle Clin 2024 Sep;29(3):389-404. Epub 2023 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2023.09.009. PMID: 39068016
Clinical Appearance of Medial Ankle Instability.
Ruiz R, Hintermann B
Foot Ankle Clin 2021 Jun;26(2):291-304. Epub 2021 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2021.03.004. PMID: 33990253
Arthritides of the foot.
Dellenbaugh SG, Bustillo J
Med Clin North Am 2014 Mar;98(2):253-65. Epub 2014 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.10.004. PMID: 24559873
Hallux metatarsophalangeal arthritis.
Weinfeld SB, Schon LC
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1998 Apr;(349):9-19. doi: 10.1097/00003086-199804000-00003. PMID: 9584362
Hallux rigidus.
Mann RA
Instr Course Lect 1990;39:15-21. PMID: 2186096

Therapy

Complications of Hallux Rigidus Surgery.
Grimm MPD, Irwin TA
Foot Ankle Clin 2022 Jun;27(2):253-269. Epub 2022 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2021.11.016. PMID: 35680287
Metatarsophalangeal Joint Fusion: Why and How?
Rammelt S, Panzner I, Mittlmeier T
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):465-77. Epub 2015 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.008. PMID: 26320560
Hallux Rigidus: Nonoperative Treatment and Orthotics.
Kunnasegaran R, Thevendran G
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):401-12. Epub 2015 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.003. PMID: 26320555
Clinical Presentation and Management of Hallux Rigidus.
Hamid KS, Parekh SG
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):391-9. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.002. PMID: 26320554
Arthritides of the foot.
Dellenbaugh SG, Bustillo J
Med Clin North Am 2014 Mar;98(2):253-65. Epub 2014 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.10.004. PMID: 24559873

Prognosis

Moberg Osteotomy for Hallux Rigidus.
Warganich T, Harris T
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):433-50. Epub 2015 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.006. PMID: 26320558
Open, Arthroscopic, and Percutaneous Cheilectomy for Hallux Rigidus.
Walter R, Perera A
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):421-31. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.005. PMID: 26320557
Clinical Presentation and Management of Hallux Rigidus.
Hamid KS, Parekh SG
Foot Ankle Clin 2015 Sep;20(3):391-9. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2015.04.002. PMID: 26320554
Percutaneous forefoot surgery.
Bauer T
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2014 Feb;100(1 Suppl):S191-204. Epub 2014 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2013.06.017. PMID: 24412043
Turf toe injury.
Clanton TO, Ford JJ
Clin Sports Med 1994 Oct;13(4):731-41. PMID: 7805103

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Hallux Rigidus Treated With Cheilectomy and a Moberg-Akin Osteotomy.
Maes DJA, De Vil J, Kalmar AF, Lootens T
Foot Ankle Int 2020 Mar;41(3):294-302. Epub 2020 Jan 8 doi: 10.1177/1071100719897264. PMID: 31910662
Clinical Outcome Following Total Joint Replacement and Arthrodesis for Hallux Rigidus: A Systematic Review.
Stevens J, de Bot RTAL, Hermus JPS, van Rhijn LW, Witlox AM
JBJS Rev 2017 Nov;5(11):e2. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00032. PMID: 29135720
Hallux rigidus.
Coughlin MJ, Shurnas PS
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2004 Sep;86-A Suppl 1(Pt 2):119-30. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200409001-00003. PMID: 15466753
Percutaneous arthrodesis.
Lauge-Pedersen H
Acta Orthop Scand Suppl 2003 Feb;74(307):I, 1-30. doi: 10.1080/03008820310014109. PMID: 12640890
Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus. Clinical examination, radiographic findings, and natural history.
Camasta CA
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 1996 Jul;13(3):423-48. PMID: 8829034

Recent systematic reviews

Keller's arthroplasty for hallux rigidus: A systematic review.
Artioli E, Mazzotti A, Zielli S, Bonelli S, Arceri A, Geraci G, Faldini C
Foot Ankle Surg 2022 Jun;28(4):526-533. Epub 2022 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2022.02.019. PMID: 35279396
Interpositional Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Hallux Rigidus: A Systematic Review.
Butler JJ, Shimozono Y, Gianakos AL, Kennedy JG
J Foot Ankle Surg 2022 May-Jun;61(3):657-662. Epub 2021 Dec 7 doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2021.11.024. PMID: 35033445
A systematic review of total arthroplasty and arthrodesis for end-stage hallux rigidus: A biomechanical perspective.
Rajan R, Mishra A
Foot (Edinb) 2021 Dec;49:101838. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2021.101838. PMID: 34619518
Valenti resection arthroplasty for hallux rigidus: A systematic review.
Colò G, Samaila EM, Magnan B, Felli L
Foot Ankle Surg 2020 Dec;26(8):838-844. Epub 2019 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2019.11.009. PMID: 31839478
Clinical Outcome Following Total Joint Replacement and Arthrodesis for Hallux Rigidus: A Systematic Review.
Stevens J, de Bot RTAL, Hermus JPS, van Rhijn LW, Witlox AM
JBJS Rev 2017 Nov;5(11):e2. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00032. PMID: 29135720

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