Procedure Explorer
Lesser toes
Hammertoe Correction
- Problem being treated
- Painful fixed or flexible lesser toe deformity.
- Relevant anatomy
- Proximal interphalangeal joint, MTP joint, plantar plate.
- Surgical concept
- Straighten the toe by joint resection, fusion, or tendon balancing.
- Indications
- Painful corns
- Pre-ulcerative lesions
- Shoe conflict
- Common alternatives
- Deep toe-box shoes
- Crest pads
- Flexor tenotomy
- Recovery concept
- Postoperative shoe for several weeks. Swelling may persist for months.
- Risks
- Floating toe
- Recurrence
- Vascular compromise
- Evidence
- Limited Evidence
Mostly case series.
- Technology involved
- Intramedullary implantsK-wires
Podiatrify provides educational information and risk guidance and does not provide a medical diagnosis. Symptoms involving severe pain, rapidly spreading infection, black or blue tissue, major trauma, loss of circulation, or systemic illness may require urgent medical evaluation.