"Bunions can affect even the greatest athletes - with marathon star Paula Radcliffe forced to have one surgically removed - but is it all in the genes or can we avoid them?"
"In 2009, Olympian Paula Radcliffe had surgery to correct the bunion she'd had on her right big toe since 1997. It first began to affect her running in 2003, causing considerable pain and altering her running gait to such a degree that it resulted in numerous injuries and impacted her career."
Bunions can affect even top athletes. Marathon runner Paula Radcliffe underwent surgery in 2009 to correct a bunion on her right big toe that she had since 1997. The bunion began to affect her running in 2003, causing considerable pain and altering her running gait. The altered gait resulted in numerous injuries and negatively affected her career. The causes and preventability of bunions remain uncertain, with questions about the relative roles of genetic predisposition versus modifiable factors.
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