Young girls may present with the big toe pointing toward the little toe and a lump at the base of the toe. Surgery is reserved for adults with this problem as surgery is less successful in children. Similar deformities can be caused by fractures of the bone and fusion during healing. To prevent this happening early reduction of a fracture or a dislocation is needed. Once the growth plate is affected deformity is progressive and may become severe.
Treatment is an operation on the bone or growth plate but with unpredictable results.
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