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(transitive, medicine) To produce a lateral angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint..
As the insertion is almost 2 cm distally and dorsally from the center of rotation of the metatarsophalangeal joint, tensioning by tenodesis effect tends to induce supination of the hallux and to valgize the joint [25].
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Valgize means (transitive, medicine) To produce a lateral angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint..
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As the insertion is almost 2 cm distally and dorsally from the center of rotation of the metatarsophalangeal joint, tensioning by tenodesis effect tends to induce supination of the hallux and to valgize the joint [25].
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