Footworks – May 2010 By Dr Alexandra Buk Each day, with every step you take, your big toe bears a tremendous amount of stress- a force equal to about twice your body weight. Most of us don’t realize exactly how much we use our big toe. We tend to take it for granted, unless a [...]

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Bunions occur when the joint of the big toe becomes misaligned, causing swelling and tenderness. There is usually a bump or enlargement on the outside of the joint that makes it difficult to find a comfortable shoe. The deformity causes the big toe to angle towards the smaller toes, causing crowding. A bunion deformity is [...]

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Footworks September 2009 By Dr Alexandra Buk What is a Tailor’s Bunion? Tailors bunion, also called a bunionette, is an enlargement of the fifth metatarsal bone at the base of the little toe. The metatarsals are the five long bones of the foot. The enlargement that characterizes a tailor’s bunion occurs at the metatarsal “head,” [...]

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The Arkansas Foot and Ankle Clinic, established in 1966, is the largest and most comprehensive provider of lower extremity care in central Arkansas. All of our surgeons are board certified and work toward the common goal of providing the highest standard of care for your family. We treat the entire spectrum of foot and ankle [...]

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