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An unusual case of a painful big toe
BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h4533 (Published 25 August 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h4533
- Tun Hing Lui, consultant1,
- Kwok Fai Tam, consultant2
- 1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong, China
- 2Department of Radiology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong
- Correspondence to: T H Lui luithderek@yahoo.co.uk
A 70 year old woman presented because of pain in her right big toe for 10 years. Clinically, there was bony prominence over the condyle of the proximal phalanx (fig 1⇓). Radiography showed cortical thickening with encroachment of the medullary cavity, prominent coarse trabecular markings, and osseous expansion in the proximal …
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