Hammer toe
Symptoms:
- claw-like deformity of a toe
- corn formation on the top of a toe
- callus formation on the sole of the foot
- foot pain
- pain over small joints of the foot in the joint where the great toe joins the foot (MTP joint)
- leg pain excluding joints in the top of the foot (fore foot)
Signs and tests:
Physical examination of the foot confirms the presence of hammer toe.
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