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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Foot Deformities > Hammer Toe Syndrome

Preferred term

Hammer Toe Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Hammertoe Syndrome

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2003

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D037801

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