It occurs when the ends of the second, third or fourth toes bend downward creating the appearance of a hammer or a claw. It can be caused by ill-fitting shoes, weak muscles, bunions or genetics. It ...

Hammertoe correction, or hammertoe surgery, is a procedure that treats hammertoe—a deformity of the second, third or fourth toe that leaves it bent at the middle joint, so that it curves into a “C” ...