Hallux valgus (bunion) on X‑ray: 4 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing hallux valgus (bunion). Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- Lateral deviation of the great toe at the first metatarsophalangeal joint.
- Increased hallux valgus angle (normal is under about 15°) and increased intermetatarsal angle.
- Medial soft-tissue prominence over the first metatarsal head.
Quiz yourself on bone & joint disease images
Cases
Case #108167978Bone & joint disease · Beginner
Case #2169764Bone & joint disease · Beginner
Case #50136645Bone & joint disease · Beginner
Case #50136585Bone & joint disease · BeginnerOther bone & joint disease diagnoses
- Avascular necrosis of the femoral head
- Bone metastases
- Enchondroma
- Freiberg disease
- Gout
- Hallux rigidus (first MTP osteoarthritis)
- Heterotopic ossification
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Multiple myeloma
- Neuropathic (Charcot) arthropathy
- Non-ossifying fibroma
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondroma (exostosis)
- Osteoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Synovial chondromatosis
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.