A literature review of congenital digiti quinti varus: clinical description and treatment.
Congenital digiti quinti varus is a deformity in which the fifth toe overlaps the base of the fourth; it consists of three main components: adduction, dorsiflexion, and external rotation. Treatment for this deformity may consist of conservative or surgical techniques, depending on the severity and/or age of the patient. The surgical techniques recommended by various authors may involve skin plasties, tenotomies and capsulotomies, tendon transfers and lengthenings, and bone resections.
D006801:Humans; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014033:Toe Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*