In operations for hallux valgus there are two distinct purposes acting as determining factors in making a choice in a given case as to which is indicated.
The upward prominence of a toe (usually the second or third) in a rigid position, is known as hallux flexus or hammertoe.
This is a bursal enlargement over the metatarsophalangeal articulation of the great toe, which is very frequently observed with hallux valgus, this being the most universal cause.
The term hallux valgus is applied to a deviation or displacement of the great toe outward, toward the outer border of the foot.
In the Dasyuridae the foot is narrow, and the hallux may be very small, or as in Thylacinus completely absent.
The fourth digit is greatly developed, the fifth moderately so, while the hallux is absent, and the second and third digits are very small.
In most birds the hallux is directed backwards, and the other toes forwards.
In the Didelphyidae the foot is broad, all five digits are well developed, and the hallux is opposable to the others.
The claws of the pollex, and of the hallux when it is present, however do not meet the ground, and therefore remain comparatively sharp.
The second digit in Lemurs, and all except the hallux in Chiromys have pointed ungual phalanges; in all other cases the ungual phalanges are flat.
In Man all five digits are well developed, the hallux being considerably the largest.
The pollex is opposable to the other digits, and so is the hallux except in Man; the digits are almost always provided with flat nails.
In Cycloturus however the hallux is vestigial and it is absent in Glyptodonts.
All the usual tarsal bones are present, but sometimes as in the Dogs, Cats, and Hyaenas, the hallux is vestigial.
The pre-axial surface of the whole limb with the tibia and hallux looks towards the middle of the body, the postaxial surface with the fibula and fifth toe looks outwards.
In the posterior limb the tibia and the halluxare pre-axial, the fibula and the fifth toe are postaxial.
Hallux absent, outer digit has five, the middle digit four, and the inner digit three phalanges.
Lydekker and Evans both state that thehallux is present.
Legs stout, made for running, and from a quarter to one-fifth shorter than in Ocydromus, the three anterior digits well developed and the halluxvery small.
There are only four toes visible externally on both fore- and hind-limbs, but pollex and hallux exist in the skeleton, with a single phalanx each.
It has an opposable halluxand a non-hairy, but scaly, tail.
The ears are very long, and the limbs elongated; the hallux is absent; the teeth are exactly as in Sminthopsis.
The hallux is present though small, but the pouch is "practically obsolete," though there is a small fold of skin behind the teats.
The hind-feet are only four-toed, the hallux being absent.
The hands are five-fingered and the feet only four-toed, the hallux being of course the absent digit.
The hallux is wanting, and the teeth, though fewer in number (42), resemble those of the Thylacine more closely than do those of the Dasyure.
The hallux is present, and there is a well-developed pouch.
The metatarsus is bald, and the pollex and hallux are very well developed.
The hallux is very short and usually destitute of a nail.
This family consists of Marsupials which are generally pentadactylous, but with occasionally the hallux missing.
The general form is Viverrine, and the hallux is sometimes present though small.
The pollex is rudimentary, and the hallux is opposable.
In the hind-limb the hallux is small, and consists of the metatarsal only.
The pollex and hallux are small; the tail is long.
In hallux valgus, the metatarso-phalangeal joint of the great toe undergoes changes characteristic of arthritis deformans.
The digit, d^{1}, which stands as hallux is fully formed and has three phalanges.
In the normal hind foot of the cat the hallux is represented by a rudiment only.
This is more satisfactory than amputation of the affected toe at the metatarso-phalangeal joint, as after this the adjacent toes tend to fall together and favour hallux valgus.
Hallux valgus is that deformity in which the great toe deviates towards the middle line of the foot and comes to lie on the top of, or beneath, the second toe (Figs.
The boot that favours the occurrence of hallux valgus is one which is too short and has pointed toes, with the apex in the middle line of the foot instead of being in line with the great toe.
As the disease progresses, the toe is drawn towards the sole and becomes permanently flexed--hallux flexus--and any attempt at dorsiflexion is attended with pain.
When the joint, in addition to being stiff, is painful, sensitive, and swollen, the term hallux dolorosus is applied.
Arthritis deformans is rarely the cause of hallux valgus, but the changes characteristic of that affection are commonly present in the joint of the great toe.
Bilateral Pes Valgus and Hallux Valgus in a girl æt.
Hallux very strong, but with its claw not as long as the middle toe and claw.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hallux" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
