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Hallux valgus in a historical French population: paleopathological study of 605 first metatarsal bones.
Joint Bone Spine
March 2007
Human Paleontology Institute Antenna, Prehistory Department, National Museum of Natural History, USM 103, UMR 5198, Europôle de l'Arbois, Bâtiment Villemin-BP 80, Aix en Provence Cedex 04, France.
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of hallux valgus in a historical population in France, to identify associated skeletal abnormalities, and to look for an influence of footwear changes through time.
Methods: We studied the 605 first metatarsals found in the necropolis of the Notre-Dame-du-Bourg cathedral in Digne in the Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence region of southern France. The necropolis contains remains from the 5th to the 17th century.