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Claw toe
Claw toe is a deformity of the smallest joint of a toe, where the toe is permanently bent, resembling a claw.
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A 32-year old asked:
What are claw toes?
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A 16-year old asked:
Why do people get claw toes?
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A 32-year old asked:
What sort of disease is a claw toe?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can you tell me anything about claw toes?
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A 47-year old asked:
Are there treatment guidelines for claw toe?
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A 40-year old asked:
How to tell if you have claw toes or something else?
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A 44-year old asked:
I've heard different things. What exactly is claw toe?
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A 23-year old asked:
Is it ok to leave a claw toe without surgical correction?
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A 42-year old asked:
How long does it take to recover from claw toe operations?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are the causes of hammer toe/claw toe?
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A 24-year old asked:
Are there other options besides amputation for a claw toe?
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A 32-year old asked:
Please explain if it is proven that loose shoes cause clawed toes?
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A 35-year old asked:
Help docs! I'm trying to find out what causes hammer toe/claw toe?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have severe claw toe, doctors want to amputate it. Is this necessary?
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A 31-year old asked:
Will claw toes give you nail problems?
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A 38-year old asked:
My 10 year old celiac son has claw toes, i have referral to rch, will he have to have his toes broken?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Second toes (longer than big toe) both slightly curved towards smaller toes not hammertoe or claw toe?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can wearing really tight shoes cause you to have claw toe?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have pes cavus, claw toe, raynauds,neuropathy in left arm. Tiny ulcers in mouth,red patch on roof,brown patches on cheeks nose head and upper lip?
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A 38-year old asked:
Do pins straighten toes?
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A 58-year old male asked:
Can toes get arthritest?
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A 32-year old asked:
Burning middle toes in pain?
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A 39-year old asked:
Why do we need our big toes?
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A 45-year old male asked:
How to tell if toe is broken?
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A 43-year old asked:
I'm 18. Why do my toes swell?
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A 39-year old asked:
Toe pads swelling what to do?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can a docter reattach my toes?
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A 36-year old asked:
How do you treat a corn on toe?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can they shorten overgrown toes?
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A 21-year old female asked:
How to get rid of corns on toes?
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