The progression of hallux valgus in the oriental Chinese population in Hong Kong

Highlights • A retrospective study to assess whether severe hallux valgus progresses over time. • Plain films were analysed between 2008 and 2013 in the Chinese population, Hong Kong. • 95% of cases presented with a hallux valgus angle >24°. • Hallux valgus had statistically progressed between pr...

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Published in:Foot (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2017-08, Vol.32, p.15-21
Main Authors: Koo, Kenneth Kin-Hoo, Tse, Lung Fung, Ho, Ki Wai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Chinese ethnicity
Cohort Studies
Disease Progression
Female
Hallux valgus
Hallux Valgus - diagnostic imaging
Hallux Valgus - ethnology
Hallux Valgus - physiopathology
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Oriental population
Orthopedics
Radiography - methods
Retrospective Studies
Severe
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
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Summary:Highlights • A retrospective study to assess whether severe hallux valgus progresses over time. • Plain films were analysed between 2008 and 2013 in the Chinese population, Hong Kong. • 95% of cases presented with a hallux valgus angle >24°. • Hallux valgus had statistically progressed between presentation and surgery.
ISSN:0958-2592
1532-2963
DOI:10.1016/j.foot.2017.03.006