title: Relationship between stress fractures of the proximal phalanx of the great toe and hallux valgus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To clarify the relationship between stress fractures of the great toe and hallux valgus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten cases of this fracture were analyzed for their alignment of the great toe.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine of them had hallux valgus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The continuous bowstring effect of the extensor hallux longus and shearing stress on the hallux valgus that occur during specific exercises such as sprinting, jumping, and standing on tiptoe, could cause these stress fractures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The hallux valgus could play a role in the cause of stress fractures of the proximal phalanx of the great toe.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, Agui, Aichi 470-2212, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoe
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kameyama
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014034:Toes / Q000293:injuries*