Basic Learning Pathway: Terrible Toes! Etiology, Treatment and Complications of Hammertoes

Learning Objectives of this Pathway:

  • Understand fixation methods of IPJ arthrodesis
  • Recognize and understand complications of hammertoe surgery

 

Day 1:

JFAS Full Collection Articles:
Hammertoes

 

Clinical Sessions (individual):

Day 2:

Clinical Sessions (full course):
Complex Digital Work

 

Day 3:

JFAS Articles:

 

Additional Outside Journal References:

Are Prophylactic Perioperative Antibiotics Required for Isolated Forefoot Procedures, Such as Hammertoes?
Foot Ankle Int. 2019 Jul;40(1_suppl):17S-18S. doi: 10.1177/1071100719859374. 

Mallet Toes, Hammertoes, Neuromas, and Metatarsophalangeal Joint Instability: 40 Years of Development in Forefoot Surgery.
Indian J Orthop. 2020 Jan 15;54(1):3-13. doi: 10.1007/s43465-019-00015-3. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Risk Factors for Failure in Hammertoe Surgery.
Foot Ankle Int. 2020 Feb 6:1071100720904931. doi: 10.1177/1071100720904931. [Epub ahead of print]

Incidence and Risk Factors for Pin Site Infection of Exposed Kirschner Wires Following Elective Forefoot Surgery.
Foot Ankle Int. 2019 Oct;40(10):1154-1159. doi: 10.1177/1071100719855339. Epub 2019 Jun 12.

Effectiveness of the Cobb-Stainsby excision arthroplasty.
Matthews AH, Jagodzinski NA, Westwood M, Metcalfe JE, Trimble KT.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2018 Feb;24(1):49-53. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2016.11.007. Epub 2016 Nov 25.

Treatment of Rigid Hammer-Toe Deformity: Permanent Versus Removable Implant Selection.
Doty JF, Fogleman JA.
Foot Ankle Clin. 2018 Mar;23(1):91-101. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2017.09.007. Review.