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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lapidus-type fusion and minimally invasive bunion surgery are two of the most used surgical bunion corrections.

Bunions are joint foot deformities that cause pain, inflammation, and difficulty walking. They form when the big toe joint bends inward, causing the big toe to point towards the other toes. This can ...

Bunions may appear as if they’re just a simple swelling on the side of the foot, but they’re a lot more complex than they look. A bunion is a full-on foot deformity caused by a shift in the foot’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s a common misconception that you can just “shave off” a bunion. Turns out, it’s a deformity that needs to be realigned. Doctors are now able to lower the rate of recurrence with a surgery that’s ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – According to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jay Womack, 10 to 15% of the population will develop a bunion in their lifetime. Dr. Womack, of Piedmont Orthopaedic Associates, described ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: Is it best to have bunions surgically treated before they begin hurting, or do some never cause pain? In the past few months, I’ve noticed throbbing from the bunion on my left foot, ...

Dr. Bradly Bussewitz, a foot and ankle fellowship-trained surgeon at Steindler Orthopedic Clinic in North Liberty, sees ...