- See:
claw toes:
- Discussion: - in claw toe MP joint is hyperextended and the IP joint is flexed w/ or w/o a fixed contracture of either joint; - etiology: bilateral sesmoidectomy or lateral sesamoidectomy; - in hallux claw toe, there is inability of pt to apply pulp of great toe to sole of shoe when standing; - thus pulp of great toe misses ground during
stance phase of gait; - etiology is loss of intrinsic action at MP joint; - result is hyperextension of MP joint by unopposed
EHL &
EDB;
