Hammertoe

In podiatry, a hammertoe is the lay description of contracted digits of the foot. Generally speaking, contracture at the distal interphalangeal jointis called a mallet toe, contracture only at the proximal interphalangeal jointa hammertoe, while contracture of both joints is called a claw toe.

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