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A hammer toe or contracted toe is a deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second third or fourth toe causing it to be permanently bent resembling a hammer. Mallet toe is a similar condition affecting the distal interphalangeal joint.Claw toe is another similar condition with dorsiflexion of the proximal phalanx on the lesser metatarsophalangeal joint combined with flexion of both the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints.
