Hammer toes include three distinct types of deformity.
Hammer toe (as defined) involves a plantar flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal...
Location, duration, severity, and rate of ...
Goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and help patients return to their normal activity level.
Surgical and nonsurgical interventions are available.
Mild and asymptomatic cases may not requ...
Obtain radiographs immediately following surgery or at the first postoperative visit; subsequent x-rays as needed
Full weight-bearing in a postoperative (surgical)...
M20.40 Other hammer toe(s) (acquired), unspecified foot
M20.41 Other hammer toe(s) (acquired), right foot
M20.42 Other hammer toe(s) (acquired), left foot
Q66.89 Other specified congenital def...
Hammer toe is a plantar flexion deformity of the PIP joint. Claw toe and mallet toe are additional types of hammer toes.
Initial management of hammer toe deformity is conservative. Cons...
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Hammertoe Labeled
FIGURE 35-4. Hammer toe correction. Weight-bearing lateral radiograph of a severe hammer toe demonstrates flexion of the proximal interphalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints of the second toe.
FIGURE 35-4. Hammer toe correction. Weight-bearing lateral radiograph of a severe hammer toe demonstrates flexion of the proximal interph...
FIGURE 62.6 Common foot deformities. (A) Hammer toe. (B) Pes cavus (clawfoot). (C) Bunion (hallux valgus). (D) Site for Morton?s neuroma.