hammer toes
Curled foot digits
Hammer toes are toes that bend abnormally at the middle joint, curling downward like a hammer striking.
The condition typically affects the second, third, or fourth toes and can result from ill-fitting shoes, muscle imbalance, or arthritis.
Untreated, the bent position may become permanent: Her hammer toes made finding comfortable shoes difficult.
- bunionFoot joint deformity
- podiatryFoot disorder treatment
- deformityAbnormal body structure
- contracturePermanent tissue shortening
- discomfortsSources of unease
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- foot positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, en pointe, demi-pointe