Digital arthrodesis: an alternate method for correction of hammer toe deformity.

A technique of internal wire fixation in end-to-end digital arthrodesis is illustrated and described for correction of hammer toe deformity. A clinical study involving 25 patients and 62 digital fusions are evaluated. All patients interviewed considered their hammer toe surgery successful in eliminating their chief complaint. All patients examined showed solid fusion of the arthrodesed digit. This procedure offers an effective means for digital fusion in correction of the hammer toe deformity. It is easily performed and presents few complications.