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Foot Health: Bunions

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Sponsoring Agency

American Podiatric Medical Association

Description

A bunion is an enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe—the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint—that forms when the bone or tissue at the big toe joint moves out of place.

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Review Date

4/26/2007

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