Now, a new procedure is making it easier for patients with hammertoe to get back on their feet. Catherine Linthicum is walking well, with a little help from her son, Jim.

Now, a new procedure is making it easier for patients with hammertoe to get back on their feet. Catherine Linthicum is walking well, with a little help from her son, Jim.

Surgery shouldn’t be a first option for hammer toe treatment. You may be able to reduce or eliminate your pain by wearing bigger shoes or using shoe inserts or pads. Exercises to stretch and ...

Kept on ice before surgery, the implant expands with the heat of the body, holding the bone in place while it heals. "This has been a revolutionary change for hammertoe surgery," said Parekh.

New bioabsorbable fixation devices for hammertoe surgery are replacing metal pins. Pins are used to maintain hammertoe repair for six weeks after surgery while the soft tissue heals.

Hammertoe surgery is a procedure to correct a deformity in the second, third, or fourth toe—a bend at the middle joint that makes the toe look like a claw or hammer. Your healthcare provider may ...

The hammertoe implant is performed as a same-day outpatient procedure. Patients wear a special therapeutic shoe for the first few weeks after surgery.

The hammertoe implant is performed as a same-day outpatient procedure. Patients wear a special therapeutic shoe for the first few weeks after surgery.