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Overlapping Pinky Toe

Discussion in 'Ask your questions here' started by Unregistered, Feb 6, 2009.

  1. Unregistered

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    My right pinky toe lifts up and overlaps the next toe when I walk. It's had a mild tendency to ride up since my early teens but you could barely even tell it didn't touch down. Now, in my thirties it has begun to ride up higher and overlap more. I can't even make it go "normal" anymore. It's always up off the ground and on top of the next toe. What's going on here? I asked my general Dr. about it but he just said that if it didn't hurt, not to worry about it. There's no discomfort whatsoever, I want to know what's going on with my toe.
    Thanks,
    Trace
     
  2. FootDoc

    FootDoc New Member

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    Acquired deformity of toes in an otherwise healthy person are most always caused by an imbalance between the opposing muscles which move the toe in opposite directions. Sometimes only a simply and sometimes closed tenotomy and capsulotomy may suffice, but often it needs to be accompanied by creative plastic surgery which forces the toe into and maintains it in a corrected position. But, as always, you need an evaluation by hands-on examination to determine an actual cause and the appropriate treatment. See a surgically proficient podiatrist.
     
  3. pisoares

    pisoares New Member

    Hey, Trace. Is it only on your right toe?
    Thanks,
    pisoares@yahoo.com
     
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