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There are many misconceptions surrounding hallux valgus (more commonly known as a \u201cbunion\u201d), a foot deformity that mainly affects women.<\/p>\n

Dr. Lisca Drittenbass answers all questions regarding this condition, its causes, the surgical techniques associated with its treatment, as well as patient recovery, in a detailed interview for the international magazine UN Today.<\/p>\n

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Read the interview now<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beaucoup d’id\u00e9es re\u00e7ues circulent autour de l’hallux valgus (plus commun\u00e9ment appel\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0oignon\u00a0\u00bb), une d\u00e9formation du pied qui touche principalement les femmes. La Dr. Lisca Drittenbass r\u00e9pond \u00e0 toutes les questions concernant cette pathologie, ses causes, les techniques chirurgicales associ\u00e9es \u00e0 son traitement ainsi que le r\u00e9tablissement du patient dans une interview d\u00e9taill\u00e9e pour le magazine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":13303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medias-fr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHallux Valgus: Surgery or Not? 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