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Could you tell me what is the medical definition, symptoms, and causes of hammer toe?
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A hammer toe : Is a deformity at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint which causes the joint to protrude upwards. Genetics poor shoes and muscle imbalance cause the deformity, treatment to correct it is surgical in nature.
Answered 4/5/2014
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