Adolescent hallux valgus deformity with bilateral absence of the hallucal sesamoids: a case report

The absence of the hallucal sesamoid is a rare condition. Rarer still is the presentation of adolescent hallux valgus with the absence of both hallucal sesamoid. Seven cases of absence of the tibial sesamoid bone and 3 cases of absence of the fibular sesamoid bone have been found in the literature, and only a single case of bilateral absence of both sesamoid bones with hallux varus has been reported. We would like to present a unique case of bilateral absence of the hallucal sesamoid in an 18-year-old woman with severe adolescent hallux valgus but no other apparent congenital deformity.