“This would allow me to treat refugees with minor disabilities, flat feet or hallux valgus toes, or people with diabetes who need soft soles,” he said.

Only 6% of those buried between the 11th and 13th Centuries had bunions - or hallux valgus - in which the big toe angles outward and a bony protrusion forms at its base.

The medical term for bunions is hallux valgus.

A bunion, also known as hallux valgus, is a painful deformity that develops at the base of the big toe.

“I had never met a patient who asked for a hallux valgus correction with osteotomy and screw fixation,” he said.