Hallux valgus is more commonly seen in which condition?

Hallux valgus is more commonly seen in which condition?

• A. Gout
• B. Spondyloarthropathy
• C. Osteoarthritis
• D. Rheumatoid arthritis

Answer: (D)

Hallux valgus tends to appear most often with inflammatory arthritis because chronic joint inflammation and ligamentous laxity around the forefoot destabilize the first MTP joint. In rheumatoid arthritis, persistent synovitis and destructive changes repeatedly affect the forefoot, allowing the big toe to drift laterally and the medial bunion prominence to develop. This pattern of deformity is less characteristic of gout, osteoarthritis, or spondyloarthropathies, where the forefoot involvement and fixed bunion formation are not as typical. So rheumatoid arthritis is the condition most commonly associated with hallux valgus.

Hallux valgus tends to appear most often with inflammatory arthritis because chronic joint inflammation and ligamentous laxity around the forefoot destabilize the first MTP joint. In rheumatoid arthritis, persistent synovitis and destructive changes repeatedly affect the forefoot, allowing the big toe to drift laterally and the medial bunion prominence to develop. This pattern of deformity is less characteristic of gout, osteoarthritis, or spondyloarthropathies, where the forefoot involvement and fixed bunion formation are not as typical. So rheumatoid arthritis is the condition most commonly associated with hallux valgus.