toe (to) a digit of the foot.
toe [to]
claw toe dorsal subluxation of toes 2 through 5, the metatarsal heads bearing weight and becoming painful when walking, resulting in a shuffling gait; occurring in rheumatoid arthritis.
hammer toe deformity of a toe, most often the second, in which the proximal phalanx is extended and the second and distal phalanges are flexed, giving a clawlike appearance.
Morton's toe see under neuralgia.
pigeon toe permanent toeing-in position of the feet.
tennis toe painful great toe associated with subungual hematoma; so called because it develops usually after vigorous tennis playing.
webbed toes syndactyly of the toes.
Pigeon Toe
A foot deformity of childhood, which is characterised by medial rotation of the forefoot—metatarsus varus—and medial tibial or femoral torsion; the deformities require surgery
toe [to]
a digit of the foot.
claw toe a toe deformity seen in many patients with rheumatoid arthritis, consisting of dorsal subluxation of toes 2 through 5; the metatarsal heads bear weight and become painful during walking so that the patient has a shuffling gait.
hammer toe deformity of a toe in which the proximal phalanx is extended and the second and distal phalanges are flexed, causing a clawlike appearance; it most often affects the second toe.
Hammer toe of the second metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. From Ignatavicius and Workman, 2000.
Morton's toe Morton's neuralgia.
pigeon toe a permanent toeing-in position of the feet; severe cases are considered a form of clubfoot (talipes).
webbed t's syndactyly of the toes abnormally joined by strands of tissue at their base.
pigeon toe
In-toeing, talipes varus Orthopedics A foot deformity of childhood, which is characterized by medial rotation of the forefoot–metatarsus varus and medial tibial or femoral torsion–the deformities require surgery
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