PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC BUNIONETTE DEFORMITY - RADIOLOGIC FINDINGS

A symptomatic bunionette (tailor's bunion) is a painful bony prominenc e on the lateral side of the fifth metatarsal head, often associated w ith an inflamed thickened adventitious bursa and hypertrophic keratose s or calluses. The diagnosis is based on the presence of pain that is most often caused by pressure from footwear. The purpose of this essay is to illustrate the radiographic abnormalities of bunionettes and us eful angular measurements as they relate to the preoperative evaluatio n of symptomatic bunionette deformity.