HAMMER TOE AND CROOKED FINGER.

Hallux valgus and hammer toe.

An elderly woman was observed after hip surgery to start a rehabilitation program; physical examination revealed a lush hallux valgus, however no complaints were reported. Hallux valgus is a frequent forefoot deformity; global prevalence is 35% in those over 65 years-old.1 Women are more affected; deformity is normally attributed to ill-fitting shoes.1 Imbalance of the extrinsic/intrinsic foot ...

Contractions of the Fingers and Hammer-Toe

Combining finger and toe photoplethysmograms for the detection of atherosclerosis.

In this study, we propose and analyze a noninvasive method for detecting the atherosclerotic changes of vasculature based on the analysis of photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals. METHODS the proposed method is called finger-toe (FT)-plot analysis that utilizes both finger and toe PPG signals. For the features extracted from the FT-plots, we implemented different linear discriminant analysis ba...

The indications for toe transfer after "minor" finger injuries.

Toe-to-hand transfer is widely considered to be unjustified for "minor" finger injuries. In this invited personal view article the indications for toe-to-hand transfer for finger amputation and neurocutaneous and major pulp defects are discussed, and a classification of multidigital injury that has both prognostic and decision-making value is presented. In the author's opinion a toe transfer sh...

Correction of hammer toe with an extended release of the metatarsophalangeal joint.

Between March 1995 and January 2000 we reviewed retrospectively 84 patients with hammer-toe deformity (99 feet; 179 toes) who had undergone metatarsophalangeal soft-tissue release and proximal interphalangeal arthroplasty. The median follow-up was 28 months. Patients were assessed by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Scores (AOFAS) and reviewed by independent assessors. The median...