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Mallet Toe

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Mallet Toe
A flexion deformity of the distal interphalangeal joint of the lesser toes, affecting 1 toe or 2 adjacent toes; MT is less common than hammer toe—a flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint—and becomes symptomatic in adolescence or adulthood with development of a painful ‘corn’ at the tip of the toe

mallet toe
A flexion deformity of the distal interphalangeal joint of the lesser toes, affecting 1 toe or 2 adjacent toes; MT is less common than hammer toe–a flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint–and becomes symptomatic in adolescence or adulthood with development of a painful 'corn' at the tip of the toe. See Hammer toe.


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