Nail Clinic: Bunions Statistics

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• About 90% of bunion cases are reported by females.
• People in populations that don’t wear shoes have a very low incidence of bunions (less than 10%).
• Bunions can occur on children and adults from ages 5 to 80 years old.
• Approximately 5.2 million people (1 in 51) in the United States suffer from bunions.
• About 85% of those who receive

  surgery to fix bunions are satisfied with the results.

*Sources: Thanh Dinh, DPM; Carol Frey, MD; USA Today;