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Last updated: 11/24/2009
BOOKS
Adelaar, R. S., and R. B. Anderson, eds. Disorders of the GreatToe. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1997.
Holmes, G. B. Surgical Approaches to the Foot and Ankle. New York:...
McGraw-Hill, 1994.
Marcinko, D. E. Medical and Surgical Therapeutics of Foot and Ankle. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1992.
PERIODICALS
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. "Hammer Toe Syndrome."Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery 38 (March-April 1999): 166-178.
Coughlin, M. J., J. Dorris, J, and E. Polk. "Operative Repair of the Fixed Hammertoe Deformity."Foot Ankle International 21 (February 2000): 94-104.
Harmonson, J. K., and L. B. Harkless. "Operative Procedures for the Correction of Hammertoe, Claw Toe, and Mallet Toe: A Literature Review."Clinical Podiatric Medical Surgery 13 (April 1996): 211-220.
Hennessy, M. S., and T. S. Saxby. "Traumatic Mallet Toe of the Hallux: A Case Report. A Thirty-Year Follow-Up."Foot Ankle International 22 (December 2001): 977-978.
Miller, S. J. "Hammer Toe Correction by Arthrodesis of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Using a Cortical Bone Allograft Pin."Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 92 (November-December 2002): 563-569.
"What is a Hammer Toe, and What Causes It?"Mayo ClinicHealth Letter 20 (July 2002): 8.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). 6300 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018-4262. (847) 823-7186.
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS). 515 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL, 60068. (847) 292-2237 or (800) 421-2237.
American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). 9312 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814. (301) 571-9200 or (800) ASK-APMA.
OTHER
ACFAS. Digital Disorders and Treatments.
Foot Pain and Podiatry Online. Hammertoe Deformity.
OhioHealth. Hammertoe and Mallet Toe.
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Hammer, claw, and mallet toe surgery refers to a series of surgical procedures performed to correct deformed toes.
There are three main forms of toe abnormalities in the human foot: hammer toes, claw toes, and mallet toes. A hammer toe, also called contracted toe, bone spur, rotated toe, or deformed toe, is a toe curled as the result of a bend in the middle joint. It may be either flexible or rigid, and may affect any of the four smaller toes. The joints in the toe buckle due to tightening of the ligaments and tendons, which points the toe upward at an angle. The patient's shoes then put pressure on the prominent portion of the toe, leading to inflammation, bursitis, corns, and calluses. Mallet toes and claw toes are similar to hammer toes, except that different joints on the toe are affected. The joint at the end of the toe buckles in a mallet toe, while a claw toe involves abnormal positions of all three joints in the toe.
From http://www.answers.com/topic/hammer-claw-and-mallet-toe-surgery
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Employment of podiatrists is expected to increase 9 percent from 2006 to 2016, about as fast as the average for all occupations. More people will turn to podiatrists for foot care because of the rising number of injuries sustained by a more active and increasingly older population.
From: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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