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1Kaiser North Bay Consortium Residency Program, Department of Podiatry, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, 975 Sereno Drive, Vallejo, CA 94589, USA. kkernbach@gmail.com
Abstract:
In cases of painful complex hammertoe deformity, there is no single approach that can be used in all circumstances. If conservative care fails, surgical management may include interphalangeal joint arthroplasty, arthrodesis, and/or plantar plate repair. The best and most pragmatic surgical plan must be patient-centered, taking the age, activity level, expectations of the patient, and precise etiology of the hammertoe deformity into account.