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Hammer Toe

Known as: Toes, Hammer, Hammertoe, Hammer toes 
Hyperextension of the metatarsal-phalangeal joint with hyperflexion of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. [pmid:19125433]
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Definitions of hammer toe and claw toe: an evaluation of the literature.
BACKGROUND Lesser toe surgery is among the most conducted interventions in general orthopedic practice. However, the definitions… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Combined plantar plate and hammertoe repair with flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer for chronic, severe sagittal plane instability of the lesser metatarsophalangeal joints: preliminary…
The plantar plate provides a substantial static support for the lesser metatarsophalangeal joints. Insufficiency involving tear… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Forefoot structural predictors of plantar pressures during walking in people with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Operative Repair of the Fixed Hammertoe Deformity
Sixty-three patients (118 toes) were evaluated at an average 61 month follow-up following PIP resection arthroplasty for a fixed… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Complications of Plantar Fascia Rupture Associated with Corticosteroid Injection
From 1992 to 1995, 765 patients with a clinical diagnosis of plantar fasciitis were evaluated by one of the authors. Fifty-one… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Practical criteria for screening patients at high risk for diabetic foot ulceration.
BACKGROUND A comprehensive understanding of clinical risk factors for developing foot ulcerations would help clinicians to… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Reduction of Lower Extremity Clinical Abnormalities in Patients with Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Given that 14 million Americans have diabetes [1], the common complications of this disorder, such as foot ulcers and lower… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Prevalence of foot pathology and lower extremity complications in a diabetic outpatient clinic.
Multiple risk factors interplay in the formation of foot ulceration and/or limb amputation in the diabetic patient. This study… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Subluxation and dislocation of the second metatarsophalangeal joint.
This article discusses the causes of subluxation and dislocation of the second metatarsophalangeal joint. Determination of the… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The pathological anatomy of claw and hammer toes.
We sought to determine the optimum surgical treatment of claw and hammer toes (except for the hallux) on the basis of the… 
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