Question
My child is two and a half years old, and both feet have a slight bend in the fifth toe towards the small toe. A colleague’s child has a much more severe bend in the sixth toe. Some older children simply have the fourth and fifth toes lying sideways. Do they need to be corrected? What kind of assistance is needed: How can a child’s bent toe be corrected?
Answer
In most cases, if the bend isn’t severe, there’s no need to visit the hospital. The only treatment at the hospital would be surgical intervention in the general surgery department. Since the big toe has already been deemed functionally useless by the time it reaches the 45th toe, it’s generally not recommended to undergo surgery. Of course, if there’s a strong desire for correction, a detailed examination and treatment can be quite simple in the general surgery department.