Why I Want Bunion Surgery-the Patient's Preoperative and Postoperative Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hallux valgus is the most common pathology afflicting the hallux. Surgery is generally offered to symptomatic patients who fail conservative treatment. The aim of this study is to evaluate patient-reported reasons for undergoing hallux valgus corrective surgery in a preoperative and postoperative cohort.

Methods

We performed a prospective and retrospective cross-sectional study. Our study included all patients aged >18 years who were planning to or have had hallux valgus surgery during the study period. An information sheet including 14 possible reasons for having hallux valgus surgery and a questionnaire to rank each reason (1-10) was sent to all patients. Patients were divided into a preoperative group and a postoperative group to eliminate bias. In our study we

SUBMITTER: de Buys M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12003933 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature