Trigger toe

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 25 Jul 2019

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Knipe H, Luijkx T, Trigger toe. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-39976

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-39976

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/39976

rID:

39976

Article created:

30 Sep 2015, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

25 Jul 2019, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Tags:

stub, cases

Synonyms:

Trigger toes
Hallux saltans

A trigger toe (or hallux saltans if it involves the 1^st toe) refers to an uncommon situation where active plantar flexion causes the toes to catch in flexion and the patient is then unable to extend them. It can arise from a number of pathologies and if it involves the great (1^st) toe a common pathology includes stenosing tenosynovitis of the flexor hallucis longus at the fibro-osseous tunnel below the sustentaculum tali. It can be common in ballet dancers. If there is an associated stenosing structure, surgical excision of the stenosing structures is the treatment of choice.