WHAT IS TAILOR`S BUNION DEFORMITY?
A tailor`s bunion is a small bunion at the base of the little toe. This condition is also known as a Bunionette. The name Tailor`s Bunion was derived from the way tailors used to sit with their legs crossed as they worked. Crossing their legs put pressure on the area known as the fifth metatarsal head, subsequently resulting in pain. There are a few conditions which may cause the “bump” in this area: 1. An overgrowth or swelling of the soft tissue covering this joint (bursitis). 2. A congenitally (at birth) wide head of the fifth metatarsal bone. 3. An actual bowing and/or splaying of the fifth metatarsal bone.
