Bunionette Deformity.
- Author:
Yoon Chung KIM
1
;
Jae Hoon AHN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Fifth metatarsal; Bunionette; Osteotomy; Exostectomy
- MeSH: Bunion, Tailor's; Congenital Abnormalities; Head; Inflammation; Metatarsal Bones; Orthotic Devices; Osteotomy; Shoes
- From:Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society 2013;17(1):1-10
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: The bunionette, or a 'tailor's bunion', is a lateral bony prominence of the fifth metatarsal head. A bony deformity itself rarely causes symptom but if a painful inflammation of the overlying soft tissue is accompanied, it needs treatment. Conservative care using a shoe modification, padding, or orthosis is effective in most cases. Surgical management is indicated when the conservative methods have failed to improve symptoms, and the techniques include exostectomy, metatarsal osteotomies (distal, diaphyseal, or proximal), metatarsal head resection or fifth ray resection. We reviewed the etiology, clinical features, radiographic classification, nonoperative and operative treatments of the bunionette.
