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Hammer toe

A hammer toe, hammertoe or contracted toe is a deformity of the muscles and ligaments of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third, fourth, or fifth toe, bending it into a shape resembling a hammer. In the early stage, a flexible hammertoe is movable at the joints; a rigid hammertoe joint cannot be moved and usually requires surgery.

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Other names
Contracted toe
Specialty
Podology, orthopedic surgery

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Hammer toe

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples26
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Hammer toe

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has cause · 7
Hammer toe → Hammer, Hammertoes, Having, If, Ill-fitting, The, This
related to External links · 7
Hammer toe → American Academy, American Podiatric Medical Association, Archived, Bulletin, Hammertoe Repair Guidelines, Orthopedic SurgeonsHammer Toes, Wayback MachineAetna Clinical Policy
related to Risk factors · 4
Hammer toe → Arthritis, Injuries, Older, Women
related to Types · 2
Hammer toe → Flexible, There
Other names · 1
Hammer toe → Contracted toe
Specialty · 1
Hammer toe → Podology, orthopedic surgery

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toe toes hammer joint hammertoe interphalangeal surgery muscles shoes second condition risk proximal distal deformity bend may also third fourth

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Hammer toeOther namesContracted toe1.00infobox
Hammer toeSpecialtyPodology, orthopedic surgery1.00infobox
osteoarthritisinstance ofresulting from conditions0.80text
rheumatoid arthritisinstance ofresulting from conditions0.80text
strokeinstance ofresulting from conditions0.80text
Charcotinstance ofresulting from conditions0.80text
Hammer toehas causeHammertoes0.60section
Hammer toehas causeHammer0.60section
Hammer toehas causeHaving0.60section
Hammer toehas causeThis0.60section
Hammer toehas causeThe0.60section
Hammer toehas causeIf0.60section

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