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.
Claw Toe
A deformity characterised by metatarsophalangeal joint hyperextension and interphalangeal joint flexion, usually associated with neuropathic conditions—e.g., Friedrich’s ataxia, poliomyelitis, and spinal cord injury—which may be inherited
Management Conservative, tendon resection, joint resection
Management Conservative, tendon resection, joint resection
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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