hammer toe

toe (to) a digit of the foot.

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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.

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hammer toe

Etymology: AS, hamer + ta

a foot digit permanently flexed at the proximal phalangeal joint and hyperextended at the distal interphalangeal joint, producing a clawlike appearance. The anomaly may be present in more than one digit but is most common in the second toe. It may accompany clawfoot.

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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.

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hammer toe

Hallux valgus Podiatry A flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint–PIP of lesser toes, due to an imbalance of the intrinsic foot muscles; HT may occur when longer toes are pressed back into line with other toes most commonly from tight shoes, affecting 2^nd to 4^th; curling can cause a painful corn on dorsum of PIP or tenderness on plantar aspect of affected toe Conservative management Make deeper toe box, slitting shoe over affected toe, strapping toe into extension, or manipulating the toe to maintain mobility Surgical treatment Keller arthroplasty to remove exostosis, proximal phalangectomy