Phalangeal head resection for a fixed hammer toe
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Phalangeal head resection for a fixed hammer toe
Phalangeal head resection for fixed hammer toe: Step 1
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In a phalangeal head resection for a fixed hammer toe, the surgeon removes a section of the phalangeal bone.
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| Author | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Gavin W.G. Chalmers, DPM - Podiatry and Podiatric Surgery |
| Last Updated | July 11, 2007 |
| Last updated: | July 11, 2007 |
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| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Gavin W.G. Chalmers, DPM - Podiatry and Podiatric Surgery |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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