Adolescent hallux valgus deformity with bilateral absence of the hallucal sesamoids: a case report.
The absence of the hallucal sesamoid is a rare condition. Rarer still is the presentation of adolescent hallux valgus with the absence of both hallucal sesamoid. Seven cases of absence of the tibial sesamoid bone and 3 cases of absence of the fibular sesamoid bone have been found in the literature, and only a single case of bilateral absence of both sesamoid bones with hallux varus has been reported. We would like to present a unique case of bilateral absence of the hallucal sesamoid in an 18-year-old woman with severe adolescent hallux valgus but no other apparent congenital deformity.
Trauma and Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, UK. sattar26@doctors.org.uk
Sattar
S
Alshryda
Thai
T
Lou
Edwin R
ER
Faulconer
Akinwande O
AO
Adedapo
D000293:Adolescent; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*