Growing bones on the leg: causes, symptoms, treatment

A growing bone on the foot occurs in 14% of the adult population of our planet. This deviation in medical practice is commonly called a valgus deformation of the toe. With this disease, there is a noticeable change in the metatarsophalangeal joint. As a result of such a pathology, the big toe is shifted inwards, while the rest is disturbed by the habitual position.

Why the bones on the legs grow: the causes

Among the most likely causes of valgus deformity of the toe are the following:

• Endocrine changes in the body;
• Genetic predisposition (heredity);
• osteoporosis.

With this pathology, the patient has weakness of the muscular and ligament apparatus of the lower limbs. Osteoarthritis and deformation of the toe joint causes uneven and increased load on the forefoot, which is aggravated by wearing shoes, shoes and other shoes that have a narrow nose or high heel.

Symptoms of the disease

A growing bone on the leg is very disturbing to a person, because the manifestation of this disease is the bulging of the damaged joint, as well as changing the shape and position of all the other fingers. As a rule, such a deviation is accompanied by pain in the foot and joint, rapid fatigue of the lower limbs, small swelling and redness in the cone.

The growing bone on the leg (valgus deformation) has the following degrees of severity:

1. Finger deflection up to 15 degrees.

2. The deviation of the finger from 15 to 20 degrees.

3. The deviation of the finger from 20 to 30 degrees.

4. Finger deflection more than 30 degrees.

If a person begins to grow a bone on his leg that has not responded to proper treatment, then after some time he is expected to have such complications as the hammer-shaped curvature of the phalanx of the foot, painful calluses and corns, prone to permanent inflammation, as well as nail growth and pain during Walk.

It is worth mentioning that such symptoms can occur in other diseases (for example, with arthritis, with deforming osteoarthritis and gout). In order to know the true cause of the appearance of protrusions and painful sensations, it is necessary to consult an orthopedist. After a personal examination, the doctor must prescribe an X-ray examination (that is, take a snapshot in three projections), as well as planography.

Growing bones on the leg, or How to cure valgus deformity of the finger

1. Conservative treatment involves wearing orthopedic insoles, "night" tires, insteps and interdigital pads. Also, therapeutic gymnastics is necessary.

2. Surgical treatment includes about one hundred methods:

• Exostectomy (excision of part of metatarsal bone);
• The creation of the immobility of the joint (arthrodesis);
• Osteotomy or removal of phalanx;
• Resection arthroplasty or removal of part of the metatarsophalangeal joint;
• Restoration of ligaments of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the finger, and also their comparison;
• Implantation, that is, replacement of the affected joint with an implant, etc.