Introduction:

hallux valgus is an unsightly and painful deformity that causes disorders in the use of footwear and long-term walking disability due to calluses, ulcerations and foot deformities. In Cuba, the population goes to consultations since adolescence to request its correction. Due to its multicausal character, there are few preventive options that can be carried out. Its treatment should be directed to achieve, by surgical methods, the resolution of the problems of the deformity.

Objective:

to determine the results of hallux valgus treatment in adolescents using the modified Bösch technique.

Methods:

a prospective longitudinal study was conducted with 23 patients diagnosed with hallux valgus considered as mild and moderate according to the Coughlin-Mann classification and surgically corrected by the modified Bösch technique at the “Eduardo Agramonte Piña” Pediatric Hospital between January 2018 and January 2022.

Results:

the most frequently observed group was between 11 and 15 years old, female. Moderate hallux valgus predominated, which presented bilaterally in most cases. Before the intervention, most of the patients presented moderate pain, limitation of recreational activities and important alignment defects. Six months later they presented good alignment, mild limitation of activities and absence of pain.

Conclusions:

correction of hallux valgus in adolescents using the modified Bösch technique is effective in correcting this deformity satisfactorily.

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