hammer toe

toe

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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.

ham·mer toe

permanent flexion deformity of a toe at an interphalangeal joint.

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

ham·mer toe

(ham'ĕr tō)

Permanent flexion at the midphalangeal joint of one or more of the toes.

hammer toe

A toe permanently bent so that the outer bone points downward like the head of a hammer. The condition is caused by excessive tightness of the tendon that bends the toe (flexor tendon) and is often treated by cutting tight tendons and fusing the two toe bones together (ARTHRODESIS).