claw toe

Pathology

• a lesser toe with dorsiflexion of the proximal phalanx on the lesser metatarsophalangeal joint & concurrent flexion of the proximal interphalangeal joint & distal interphalangeal joint (images)

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More general terms

• foot deformity
• joint disease; articular disease; arthropathy