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Hammertoe
In podiatry, a hammertoe is the lay description of contracted digits of the foot. Generally speaking, contracture at the distal interphalangeal joint is called a mallet toe, contracture only at the proximal interphalangeal joint a hammertoe, while contracture of both joints is called a claw toe.
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