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HALLUX LIMITUS [1 record]

Record 1 1990-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A painful condition preceding hallux rigidus characterized by degenerative joint changes with osteophytes and reduced capability of dorsiflexion.

OBS

Definition from KERHE, 1985, p. 470.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

[...] l'hallux limitus [...] [se traduit par] un blocage complet de la dorsiflexion du gros orteil, une déformation en "barquette" [...], une hypertrophie de la région métatarsophalangienne du gros orteil avec ostéophytose dorsale et bursite locale réactionnelle, un durillon sous la 5e tête métatarsienne et à la base de la phalange unguéale, des lésions articulaires majeures avec altération importante de l'interligne articulaire et ostéophytose péricapitale exubérante [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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