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RE: Medical Update Hallux Surgery
The loss of such a large digit must surely also affect the way the patient walks too?
Prevention is definately better than cure.... I suppose the long slow onset of conditions such as diabetes may also be down to ignorant behaviour and thinking it may never happen to them.
Great post.
Undoubtedly affects the gait my friend @preppervetuk, even recommend the use of a prosthesis that replaces the toe hallux foot, as it is essential for propulsion during walking. On the other hand many of these cases are ignorant as others because they do not have the economic resources for proper treatment, in either case a prevention is always the essence.
I never thought about a toe prosthesis.... Sounds plausible.
The truth sounds strange, but if it exists, I'll show you an example: