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	Orthopedics is a medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. This includes bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves. The specialty of Orthopaedic surgery is devoted to the care for all ages, from newborns with birth defects through to senior citizens with arthritis and fractures. Sports injuries are also an important part of Orthopaedic surgery. more

"Clawing" or "curling under" of the toes is quite common. Having a claw toe means your toe digs down into the sole of your shoe sometimes creating painful calluses. Claw toe gets worse without treatment and may become a permanent deformity over time.

Symptoms

Claw toes are bent upward (extension) from the joints at the ball of the foot and downward (flexion) at the middle joints toward the sole of your foot. Sometimes your toes also bend downward at the top joints, curling under the foot. Corns may develop over the top of the toe or under the ball of the foot where the toe rubs on your shoes.

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Philip Allen Orthopaedic
P PO Box 1089, Coolangatta, QLD, 4225, Australia
T +61 7 55980977 F +61 7 55980016 E allen@bonedoctor.com.au
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