What’s the difference between claw toes, hammer toes, and mallet toes?
These are 3 different conditions that can make your toes bend upwards. What makes them different is the toe joints they affect. With hammer toes, there’s a bend in the second (middle) toe joint. A bend in the third toe joint closest to your toenail causes mallet toes, and a bend in all 3 toe joints causes claw toes.
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