The type of surgery is based on the stage of hallux rigidus.

There are several types of surgery for treatment of Hallux rigidus.

He was sidelined with hallux rigidus, a degenerative arthritis in his toe.

Article: Radiographic considerations of hallux valgus versus hallux rigidus.

For example, a person with a hallux rigidus (stiff big toe) may use a rocker bottom shoe to replace the flexion lost at the metatarsal joint.

If the bump's on 'top' and your big toe is painful and stiff, it's probably an arthritic condition called hallux rigidus (hal-ux rij-ah-dus).

This condition, also called hallux rigidus and frequently seen in older men, is a chronically painful limitation of movement of the first toe joint that can make walking a challenge.

Stage 1 hallux rigidus involves some loss of range of motion of the big toe joint or first MTP joint and is often treated conservatively with prescription foot orthotics.

Stage 2 hallux rigidus involves greater loss of range of motion and cartilage and may be treated via cheilectomy in which the metatarsal head is reshaped and bone spurs reduced.

Artelon's intended use includes resurfacing of joint surfaces (e.g. osteoarthritis, Hallux rigidus) and reinforcement and augmentation of tissue repair ( e.g. ligaments, tendons, general soft tissues).

Stage 4 hallux rigidus, also known as end stage hallux rigidus involves severe loss of range of motion of the big toe joint and cartilage loss.

Degenerative arthritis and stiffness due to bone spurs that affects the MTP joint at the base of the hallux (big toe) is called Hallux rigidus or stiff big toe.

Stage 4 hallux rigidus may be treated via fusion of the joint (arthrodesis) or implant arthroplasty in which both sides of the joint are resurfaced or a hinged implant is used.

Stage 3 hallux rigidus often involves significant cartilage loss and may be treated by an osteotomy in which cartilage on the first metatarsal head is repositioned, possibly coupled with a hemi-implant in which the base of the proximal phalanx (base of the big toe) is resurfaced.