title: A case report on gangrene following simultaneous traumatic open metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal dislocations of the left big toe.
abstract: Simultaneous metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal dislocations of the big toe are rare injuries. Gangrene of the big toe following open dislocations was reported in a 20-year-old man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toa Payoh Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: See
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014033:Toe Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries