| Unlike a bunion, which affects only your big toe, hammertoe can affect any toe. |
| The woman wore special orthopedic shoes to try and alleviate her hammertoe. |
| When hammertoe occurs, your toe may press against the top of the toe box of your shoe, causing pain and pressure. |
| The upward prominence of a toe in a rigid position, is known as hallux flexus or hammertoe. |
| The condition described as hammertoe may exist in several or in all of the toes, the great toe being least often involved. |
| Bunions also affect the small toes, above all the toe adjacent to the big toe, which because of its curvature, begins to twist, this results in a hammertoe which frequently becomes complicated with a painful corn. |
