Editor's Note: According to experts, there are nearly 6,543.8 billion people with hallux valgus in China, and Yang Ziqiong is one of them. So what kind of influence will hallux valgus bring to people and how to treat it? Let's ask Professor Zhang Jianzhong to talk about it for us!
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This guest introduced:
Zhang Jianzhong: Male, chief physician, professor, director of orthopedics, director of orthopedic center of foot and ankle surgery. From 65438 to 0999, he went to the Foot and Ankle Surgery Center of Baltimore United Memorial Hospital for further study. After returning to China, he applied the most advanced theory and technology of foot and ankle surgery in the world to establish the first outpatient clinic of foot and ankle surgery in Beijing Tongren Hospital, and the orthopedic center of foot and ankle surgery in Beijing Tongren Hospital. More than 30 new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies have been introduced, some of which were introduced or reported for the first time in China. Is one of the few professional foot and ankle surgeons in China.
In the past 10 years, nearly 10,000 patients have been treated and achieved good results. It has attracted patients from Beijing and all over the country to visit our department. He has taught more than 30 times in the National Foot and Ankle Surgery and Orthopedics Class, and introduced several problems needing attention in hallux valgus surgery, such as improved Ludloff osteotomy for severe hallux valgus, scarf osteotomy for hallux valgus, mallet toe syndrome, open reduction and internal fixation of intra-articular calcaneal fracture, talus cartilage injury and surgical treatment of posterior tibial tendon insufficiency. Surgical treatment of metatarsal neuroma, extracorporeal shock wave treatment of plantar aponeurosis, application of absorbable screws in foot and ankle surgery, diabetic neuroosteoarthropathy, surgical treatment of diabetic foot and ankle, etc. , and was elected as a member of the Foot and Ankle Surgery Group of China Orthopedic Association.
How to prevent hallux valgus
1. Avoiding wearing pointed high heels for a long time is the main measure to prevent hallux valgus. Wear front shoes on weekdays, not high heels, especially when exercising or walking long distances.
2. If you have to wear high heels for some jobs or occasions, you should always soak your feet with hot water after going home to relieve soft tissue spasm. When you have to wear high heels to work, you should also choose high heels not exceeding 4 cm.
3. Prepare a pair of comfortable flat shoes in the office and wear them alternately with high heels to reduce local fatigue. When I got home, I immediately took off my high heels and walked barefoot. This is the simplest and best way to eliminate leg and foot fatigue.
4. Free your feet whenever you have the chance, and put on shoes with heels below 2cm to let your feet breathe.
5. For mild hallux valgus, you can put a cotton pad between the toes 1 and 2, and tie a splint on the inside of the big toe at night to make the big toe straighten gradually.
6. Wear orthopedic shoes or smooth insoles to correct flat feet.
7. Walk barefoot on the beach and exercise your foot muscles.
8. When driving, you'd better not wear high heels.
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Matters needing attention in wearing shoes for hallux valgus
7 cm high heels are the healthy limit of hallux valgus foot. Wearing high heels for a long time will also cause muscle weakness in the feet and form flat feet; Crowded toe forms or aggravates hallux valgus deformity, leading to a series of diseases such as bunion and hammer toe.
Toe valgus: Toe valgus is mostly caused by shoes with too sharp toes squeezing the ball of the big toe. The hallux valgus foot is pressed by the friction of the shoes because of the ball area of the big toe, and it will sting if it is inflamed. People with this kind of foot disease can refer to the advice of mallet head and toe when buying shoes.
Treatment suggests that when hallux valgus deformity is found, it is best to prevent it as soon as possible, which can not only delay the deterioration of hallux valgus, but also effectively prevent some complications.
In the past, the treatment of hallux valgus was mainly to relieve pain, and it was not advocated to correct painless or painless deformity. And with the improvement of people's living standards. Some patients, mainly young female patients, can't wear fashionable shoes because of their ugly appearance. Or because some fields need to wear high heels, but they are too painful to wear. This situation is more common in Europe and America, because the incidence of hallux valgus is high, which also promotes the study of hallux valgus.