Three weeks on crutches, 8 weeks in special shoes, and only washing your feet once weekly during that time? Who knew? One woman shares her story of bunion surgery. (Photo: Getty Images) It began with ...

A bunion is a boney bump on the base of your big toe. A bunion can be very painful, and you may need to have it surgically removed to stop the pain. Bunions can be very painful. Wearing shoes that are ...

Podiatrists and foot surgeons have traditionally relied on a surgical procedure called an osteotomy to correct bunions — or the painful bony bumps that form on the joint at the base of the big toe.

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 ...

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

A bunion is a bony bump that sticks out at the bottom of your big toe. Bunions form due to the misalignment of bones, tendons, and tissues at the base of your big toe. This causes your big toe to bend ...

For patients undergoing surgery to repair a bunion deformity of the foot, non-weight-bearing x rays taken immediately after surgery can provide a good estimate of the risk that the bunion will return ...

Those painful, boney bumps that form on the insides of the big toe joint are called bunions and they can cause more than just an odd-shaped foot. For many patients, the gradual pressure from the big ...

If you notice a small bump on the inside of your foot that doesn’t seem to go away no matter all the home remedies and creams you try — well, it’s a bunion. Bunions are a common hereditary deformity ...

The word “bunion” is Greek for turnip. And yes, this red, swollen bump at the base and side of your big toe can look like an unsightly root vegetable. More importantly, a bunion can be painful, making ...