Hammer toes

Hammer-shaped fingers in humans can be a pathology, most often congenital. In this case, a person cannot perform movements with the hand and finger phalanges, since the articular surfaces of normally shaped fingers (phalangeal joints) are adjacent to abnormal bone formations. The result is difficulty distinguishing even closely related concepts and writing may be difficult. Such people find it difficult to operate household appliances and are unable to write without pain. They have poorly developed hand muscles, as well as the hands themselves. With any active movement of the fingers, pain prevents them from making precise and coordinated movements. Overall, the lives of these people become significantly more difficult.

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