All reported RA forefoot deformities in the literature so far have arisen from shoe wearing populations. Our aim in this study was to compare hallucal deformities seen in a shod to a non-shod population. A case-control study was undertaken in two specialist foot and ankle units, one in India and one in the UK. All patients suffering from RA and attending for consideration of forefoot surgery from January 2007 to October 2013 were included in this study. Standardized anteroposterior weight bearing radiographs were obtained to measure the hallux valgus, inter-metatarsal and metatarsus primus varus angles.Introduction:
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