FIFTH-TOE DEFORMITIES

Course overview

DEFORMITIES OF THE FIFTH TOE ARE OFTEN CONGENITAL AND INCLUDE DEFORMITIES SUCH AS AN OVERLAPPING FIFTH TOE OR A CONGENITAL CURLY TOE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO FAMILIARIZE THE READER WITH DEFORMITIES INVOLVING THE FIFTH TOE AND TO REVIEW ANATOMY RELEVANT TO DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. IT WILL REVIEW THE COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEFORMITIES, AND EXPLORE OUTCOMES OF MANAGEMENT BY AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.