Claw Toe eMedicine

Description: Author: James K DeOrio, MD, Director of Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, St. Lukes Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
A claw toe is a lesser toe having dorsiflexion of the proximal phalanx on the lesser metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint and concurrent flexion of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints
Synonyms and related keywords: lesser toe deformity, hammertoe, hammer toe, curly toe, mallet toe, toe deformity, toe disorders, foot disorders, metatarsalgia, metatarsophalangeal joint flexibility, MTP joint flexibility, proximal interphalangeal joint flexibility, PIP joint flexibility, distal interphalangeal joint flexibility, DIP joint flexibility, PIP flexibility, DIP flexibility, MTP flexibility, toe calluses, toe erythema