PORTLAND, Oregon — Bunions impact one in every three Americans. It’s a foot problem that can be really painful and sometimes makes it hard to walk. Traditionally, surgery would keep patients from ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — No one likes to talk about bunions, but more people have them than you think: Doctors perform about half a million surgeries every year. Bunions occur in about 30 percent of ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - About 25% of Americans have a bone deformity, known as bunions. That’s according to a systematic review published in the National Library of Medicine. But a ...

If you have bunions, just putting on a pair of sneakers can be painful. Yet many people endure the pain, fearing that surgical treatment will keep them off their feet for too long. However, minimally ...

April Leonard likes to blame her bunions on her husband. In 2017, she accompanied him to a podiatrist appointment for calluses—and went home scheduled for surgery to correct her misaligned toe bone.

A bunion is a malposition of the big toe joint. This happens when the position of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint swings out over time. This can happen as you age or can also be hereditary.

The word “bunion” is Greek for turnip. And yes, this red, swollen bump at the base and side of your big toe can look like an unsightly root vegetable. More importantly, a bunion can be painful, making ...