Toes

Onychomycosis refers to a fungal infection of the toe nail or finger nail. It is estimated that 50 million Americans suffer from onychomycosis. Onychomycosis causes the nail to become thick,... (read more)

A mallet toe is a type of hammer toe. The term mallet toe comes from the way the distal tip of the toe hits, or hammers, on the floor with each step. Mallet toes differ from other hammer toes in the location of... (read more)

Lister corns are found on the inside and outside of the nail bed, typically on the 5th toe. Lister corns are often described by the patient as having a "second toe nail" on the toe. This "second toe nail"... (read more)

An ingrown toe nail is best described as a foreign body reaction with mild infection. The toe nail grows into the skin and acts as a foreign body. The adjacent skin reacts to the nail as... (read more)

The term hammer toe describes three unique contracture deformities of the toes. The deformities differ by the location of contracture in each joint of the toe. The three deformities include hammer toe,... (read more)

Hallux rigidus is the term used to describe end-stage limited range of motion of the great toe joint. Hallux rigidus is the final stage (stage 4) of hallux limitus. Hallux limitus is a progressive degenerative... (read more)

Hallux limitus describes a condition where the hallux (great toe) is limited in its range of motion at the metatarsal phalangeal joint. This limited range of motion results in pain of the 1st metatarsal... (read more)

Fungus toe nail is also known as onychomycosis. Please follow the link to onychomycosis for more information on fungus toe nail. Internal reference only: ZoneD8, ZoneD9, ZoneL11, ZoneM9, ZoneM10 (read more)

Frostbite is a cold weather injury that freezes the water in the cells of skin and deep tissues. As the water in a cell freezes, the structures within the cell become dehydrated. As a result, the cell... (read more)