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SynthesisInternational wound journal2024

A systematic review of the claw toe deformity: What is known and what is needed apart from surgical procedures.

José de Jesús Mayagoitia-Vázquez, Daniel López-López, Israel Miguel-Andrés, Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Marta Losa-Iglesias, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Luis Ángel Ortiz-Lango

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

José de Jesús Mayagoitia-VázquezBiomecánica, Centro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías Competitivas, León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Daniel López-LópezResearch, Health and Podiatry Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Industrial Campus of Ferrol, Universidade da Coruña, Ferrol, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9818-6290
Israel Miguel-AndrésLaboratorio Nacional CONAHCYT en Biomecánica del Cuerpo Humano., CIATEC, A.C., León, Guanajuato, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9433-7864
Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-VallejoFaculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Marta Losa-IglesiasFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
Juan Gómez-SalgadoDepartment of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain.
Luis Ángel Ortiz-LangoResearch, Health and Podiatry Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Industrial Campus of Ferrol, Universidade da Coruña, Ferrol, Spain.

Funding

Universidade da Coruña/CISUG
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The claw toe deformity is a painful condition that mainly affects the adult population. Although there are many different treatments to solve the deformity, there is no optimal procedure to restore the normal foot mechanics. The objective of this review was to identify the technical features of the kinematic evaluation methods used in patients with claw toes. Furthermore, the aim of this review was to clarify what is known and what is needed apart from the surgical procedures to correct the claw toe deformity, with the purpose of reducing risk factors of falling in elderly people. A search in electronic databases, such as Scopus (n = 78), Google Scholar (n = 705) and ScienceDirect (n = 290) was conducted. There were seven articles (43.75%) related to the fixation (arthrodesis) of proximal and distal interphalangeal joints, one article (6.25%) describes the correction of the claw toe through plantar plate tenodesis and release of collateral ligaments, four articles (25%) describe the procedure of tendon transfer, one article (6.25%) describes flexor digitorum brevis tenotomy and a proximal interphalangeal joint arthrolysis, and another article (6.25%) presented the impact of partial phalanx osteotomy to treat the claw toe deformity. In conclusion, the review indicates that there are several studies related to the treatment or correction of claw toe deformity. However, there is a lack of knowledge of the postsurgical effects of treating claw toe condition, especially in the structural mechanics (plantar pressure distribution, stability, gait, foot mechanics and so on) of the foot after the correction of the claw toe deformity. The analysis of the foot mechanics after the correction of the claw toes has to be paramount to determine the benefits of the correction.

Indexed as

Hammer Toe SyndromeHumansclaw toesfootgaitlesser toes deformities

Identifiers

PMID39379064
PMCPMC11461019

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