Curly Toes/Overlapping Toes
“Curly toes” are common in infancy and characterised by flexion and external rotation of the lesser toes. Most will resolve spontaneously and are asymptomatic.
There is no evidence that physiotherapy can be used to treat curly toes.
Reference:Staheli L (1989) Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 3rd Edition, London: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Author:Dr S Burns, Dr R Hopkins
Contributors:Sarah Harvey, Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team Lead RCHT. Russel Hawkins, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon RCHT.
Date:Feb 2022
Next Review Date:Feb 2023
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