Hallux valgus orthosis development and clinical application

Objective To explore new type of hallux valgus orthosis development and clinical application effect.Methods A new type of hallux valgus orthosis which was combined with clinic to the requirements of hallux valgus patients was designed and manufactured.It was tried on a total of 34 Hallux valgus patients,3 of whom were male,31 were female,ages were from 21 to 71,and the average age of them was 42.Hallux valgus angle was from 15.2°-20.4°,an average of(17.4±2.1)°.Results After three-month treatment,there were 5 cases getting improvement of pain symptoms,in which a total of 7 cases had pain,accounting for 71.43% of patients who had pain.3 cases had got correction of Hallux valgus,accounting for 8.82% of patients who had hallux valgus.The average age of the 3 patients was 25.The HVA of 24 Hallux valgus patients did not increase,accounting for 70.59% of patients with Hallux valgus.Conclusion The new Hallux valgus orthosis has orthopedic features,and there is obvious effect on the young patients whose ages are from 20 to 30.