claw hammer toe definition
Hammer, claw, and mallet toe surgery. Definition. Hammer, claw, and mallet toe surgery refers to a series of surgical procedures performed to correct deformed toes. Purpose. There are three main forms of toe abnormalities in the human foot: hammer toes, claw toes, and mallet toes. A hammer toe, also called contracted toe, bone spur, rotated toe, or deformed toe, is a toe curled as the result of a bend in the middle joint.