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. The main adult sagittal plane deformities consist of claw toes, hammer toes and mallet toes ( Fig. 2 ). Axial plane deformities include crossover toes. These deformities have been variously defined in the literature, perhaps in part because the
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orthopaedic surgeons to hold the reduction of the osteotomy in hallux valgus, hammer toe, claw toe, metatarsalgia and digitus quintus varus deformities. Due to their similarity with conventional titanium screws and larger diameter, bioabsorbable screws made
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intermetatarsal/perineural bursitis), and the patient will have very often noticed this gradually developing, in association with symptoms becoming apparent. Lesser toe deformities (e.g. clawed, or hammer toes) are often the result of chronic degeneration and