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Patients aged 95\u201399 had more days of hospitalisation on average. 51.9% of procedures were performed in the North, 25.7% in the Centre and 22.4% in the South. 98.5% of patients from the North received surgical treatment in the same macroregion of domicile: 90% in the Centre and 78.5% in the South. The main primary procedure was: bunionectomy with soft tissue correction and osteotomy of the first metatarsal (79.9%, 77.51 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification code).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The socio\u2010economic burden of hallux valgus surgery in Italy is relevant. The incidence of hallux valgus surgery has progressively increased between 2001 and 2012 and decreased from 2012 to 2016. A geographically unequal distribution of procedures between the three Italian macroregions was pointed out. 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