Hammer Toe Syndrome (Hammer Toe)

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Description: A condition characterized by a series of interrelated digital symptoms and joint changes of the lesser digits and METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINTS of the FOOT. The syndrome can include some or all of the following conditions: hammer toe, claw toe, mallet toe, overlapping fifth toe, curly toe, EXOSTOSIS; HYPEROSTOSIS; interdigital heloma, or contracted toe.

Also Known As:

Hammer Toe; Clawtoe; Hammertoe Syndrome; Claw Toes; Clawtoes; Hammer Toes; Hammertoe Syndromes; Mallet Toes; Syndrome, Hammer Toe; Syndrome, Hammertoe; Syndromes, Hammertoe; Toe, Claw; Toe, Hammer; Toe, Mallet; Toes, Claw; Toes, Hammer; Toes, Mallet; Claw Toe; Mallet Toe

Disease Context: Research Results

Musculoskeletal Diseases: 83

Foot Deformities: 182

Hammer Toe Syndrome: 49

Related Diseases

1.	Congenital Abnormalities (Deformity)
2.	Ulcer
3.	Hallux Valgus (Bunion)
4.	Hammer Toe Syndrome (Hammer Toe)
5.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma)
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Experts

1.	Gadgil, A: 1 article (02/2008)
2.	McLaren, Ann-Marie: 1 article (02/2008)
3.	Tamir, Eran: 1 article (02/2008)
4.	Daniels, T R: 1 article (02/2008)
5.	Tamir, E: 1 article (02/2008)
6.	Gadgil, Anirudh: 1 article (02/2008)
7.	McLaren, A-M: 1 article (02/2008)
8.	Daniels, Timothy R: 1 article (02/2008)
9.	Lui, Tun Hing: 1 article (11/2007)
10.	Jacobs, Ruben: 1 article (06/2007)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Hammer Toe Syndrome:

1.	FlexorIBA 06/01/2007 - "We recommend a transverse skin incision, Z-lengthening of the flexor digitorum longus in hammer toes and an associated tenotomy of the flexor digitorum brevis in curly toes." 06/01/2007 - "The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the outcome of flexor tendon lengthening performed for hammer toes or curly toes in children, after a mean follow up of 31 months" 06/01/2007 - "Flexor tendon lengthening for hammer toes and curly toes in paediatric patients." 04/01/2001 - "Selective lengthening of the proximal flexor tendon in the management of acquired claw toes." 03/01/1995 - "Acceptable alignment was noted in 96% of toes with a flexor tenotomy, and in 90% where a mallet toe repair was performed without a flexor tenotomy [corrected]" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	SiliconesIBA 01/01/1992 - "A brief description of the historical correction of hammer toe is presented, with emphasis placed on the development and use of silicone prostheses" 01/01/1992 - "This manuscript deals with use of silicone implants as part of the correction for hammer toe deformity" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	OxidoreductasesIBA 12/01/2001 - "Fetal abnormalities including chylous ascites, polyhydramnios, claw hands, and hammer toes were identified in an infant who had a missense mutation R106P and a 52bp deletion in the gene for a peroxisomal beta-oxidation enzyme, D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase/D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, D-bifunctional protein" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Lidocaine (Xylocaine)FDA LinkGeneric 10/01/1996 - "Ninety ASA physical status I or II patients scheduled for bunionectomy or hammer toe repair were randomized to receive ankle or metatarsal blocks with plain 1.73% lidocaine (Group L), 1.73% lidocaine with 10 micrograms/mL of clonidine added (Group C10), or 1.73% lidocaine with 20 micrograms/mL clonidine (Group C20)" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Insulin (Novolin)FDA Link 11/01/2008 - "RESULTS: Hammer/claw toes (hazard ratio [HR] (95% confidence interval [CI])=1.43 (1.06, 1.94) p=0.02), marked hammer/claw toes (HR=1.77 (1.18, 2.66) p=0.006), bony prominences (HR=1.38 (1.02, 1.88), p=0.04), and foot type (Charcot or drop foot vs. neutrally aligned) (HR=2.34 (1.33, 4.10), p=0.003) were significant risk factors for ulceration adjusting for age, body mass index, insulin medication, ulcer history and amputation history" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
6.	Glycosylated Hemoglobin A (Glycosylated Hemoglobin)IBA 01/26/1998 - "RESULTS: An elevated plantar pressure (> 65 N/cm2), history of amputation, lengthy duration of diabetes (> 10 years), foot deformities (hallux rigidus or hammer toes), male sex, poor diabetes control (glycosylated hemoglobin > 9%), 1 or more subjective symptoms of neuropathy, and an elevated vibration perception threshold (> 25 V) were significantly associated with foot ulceration" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
7.	Coenzyme A (CoA)IBA 12/01/2001 - "Fetal abnormalities including chylous ascites, polyhydramnios, claw hands, and hammer toes were identified in an infant who had a missense mutation R106P and a 52bp deletion in the gene for a peroxisomal beta-oxidation enzyme, D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase/D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, D-bifunctional protein" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
8.	Clonidine (ST 155)FDA LinkGeneric 10/01/1996 - "Ninety ASA physical status I or II patients scheduled for bunionectomy or hammer toe repair were randomized to receive ankle or metatarsal blocks with plain 1.73% lidocaine (Group L), 1.73% lidocaine with 10 micrograms/mL of clonidine added (Group C10), or 1.73% lidocaine with 20 micrograms/mL clonidine (Group C20)" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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Therapies and Procedures

1.	Arthrodesis 09/01/2006 - "A bioabsorbable fixation implant for use in proximal interphalangeal joint (hammer toe) arthrodesis: Biomechanical testing in a synthetic bone substrate." 11/01/2002 - "Hammer toe correction by arthrodesis of the proximal interphalangeal joint using a cortical bone allograft pin." 01/01/1998 - "Interphalangeal arthrodesis for hammer toes, extension osteotomy of the head of the first metatarsals, and Kellers operation were carried out in the foot" 12/01/1986 - "Os calcis osteotomy appeared from this series to be a moderately successful interim operation for the equinus varus foot, delaying the need for premature triple arthrodesis, but the long-term results in cavo-varus feet with claw toes were uniformly poor" 06/01/1960 - "Technical note on arthroplasty of the fingers and arthrodesis of hammer toes.]" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Arthroplasty 06/01/1960 - "Technical note on arthroplasty of the fingers and arthrodesis of hammer toes.]" 04/01/2005 - "Review of proximal interphalangeal joint excisional arthroplasty for the correction of second hammer toe deformity in 100 cases." 09/01/2002 - "Between March 1995 and January 2000 we reviewed retrospectively 84 patients with hammer-toe deformity (99 feet; 179 toes) who had undergone metatarsophalangeal soft-tissue release and proximal interphalangeal arthroplasty" 03/01/1995 - "Over a 14-year period, 60 patients (86 toes) underwent resection arthroplasty of the proximal interphalangeal joint for a mallet toe deformity" 03/01/2000 - "CONCLUSIONS: In the present study, arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, resection arthroplasty of the lesser metatarsal heads, and repair of fixed hammer-toe deformities with intramedullary Kirschnerwire fixation resulted in a stable repair with a high percentage of successful results at an average of six years after the procedures." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Osteotomy 11/01/2001 - "There were seven claw toe correction procedures, four calcaneal valgus osteotomies for varus malunions and one subtalar arthrolysis at the time of hardware removal" 07/01/1987 - "One hundred thirty-two (30.7%) second hammer toe operations accompanied these Mitchell bunionectomies, and all 430 patients had their second metatarsals longer than their corresponding first metatarsals by an average of 9.3 mm. The author employed a biplane plantar angulation and closing wedge valgus osteotomy of the first metatarsal neck that reduced the first metatarsophalangeal angle from an average of 30 to 13.8 degrees, and the first intermetatarsal angle from an average of 14.7 to 6.1 degrees, with an average first metatarsal shortening of 4.9 mm. The average lateral displacement of the first metatarsal head was 6.5 mm., and three cases of medial angulation and 13 cases of dorsal displacement of the first metatarsal head were encountered" 01/01/1998 - "Interphalangeal arthrodesis for hammer toes, extension osteotomy of the head of the first metatarsals, and Kellers operation were carried out in the foot" 12/01/1986 - "Os calcis osteotomy appeared from this series to be a moderately successful interim operation for the equinus varus foot, delaying the need for premature triple arthrodesis, but the long-term results in cavo-varus feet with claw toes were uniformly poor" 11/01/2007 - "Certain complications have disappeared: nonunion after M1 and P1 osteotomy, great toe claw, symptomatic iatrogenic hallux valgus" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Amputation 09/01/1984 - "Several techniques have been suggested for correction of clawtoe deformities in the lateral toes, ranging from multiple arthrodesis of the interphalangeal joints to phalanx resections, partial or total amputation of the impaired toes" 03/01/1991 - "The prevalence of podiatric problems such as cellulitis, amputation, tinea pedia, onychomycosis, calluses, bunions, and hammer toe deformity were not increased in diabetic patients" 11/01/2008 - "RESULTS: Hammer/claw toes (hazard ratio [HR] (95% confidence interval [CI])=1.43 (1.06, 1.94) p=0.02), marked hammer/claw toes (HR=1.77 (1.18, 2.66) p=0.006), bony prominences (HR=1.38 (1.02, 1.88), p=0.04), and foot type (Charcot or drop foot vs. neutrally aligned) (HR=2.34 (1.33, 4.10), p=0.003) were significant risk factors for ulceration adjusting for age, body mass index, insulin medication, ulcer history and amputation history" 01/26/1998 - "RESULTS: An elevated plantar pressure (> 65 N/cm2), history of amputation, lengthy duration of diabetes (> 10 years), foot deformities (hallux rigidus or hammer toes), male sex, poor diabetes control (glycosylated hemoglobin > 9%), 1 or more subjective symptoms of neuropathy, and an elevated vibration perception threshold (> 25 V) were significantly associated with foot ulceration" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Transplants (Transplant) 10/01/1995 - "We describe two cases of multiple clawtoe deformity following ipsilateral harvest of a free vascularized fibula graft." 10/01/1995 - "Clawtoe deformity following vascularized fibula graft." 03/01/1980 - "Correction of hammer toe surgery deformity by Z-plasty and bone graft." 08/01/1958 - "The flexor-extensor transplant operation for claw toes." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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