Overlapping Toe

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Topic updated on 06/28/12 3:58am
Introduction
  • A congenital deformity characteized by a 5th toe that overlaps the fourth
    • condition is usually bilateral
  • May cause problems with shoewear
Treatment
  • Nonoperative
    • initial treatment is passive stretching and buddy taping
  • Operative
    • tenotomy
    • dorsal capsulotomy
    • syndactylization the the fourth toe (McFarland procedure)

 

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