Turf toe injury.
Long term morbidity secondary to previous first MP injury has been reported by Coker and associates and involved persistent pain with athletic activities and restricted range of motion. Clanton and coworkers noted hallux valgus and early hallux rigidus as specific long term sequelae. Clanton and Seifert have reviewed 20 athletes with prior turf toe injury with greater than 5 year follow-up noting a 50% incidence of persistent symptoms. Further study is needed regarding the long term effect of turf toe injury, but it is clearly a significant athletic injury that requires appropriate treatment tailored to the severity of the injury.
Clanton
T O
TO
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
Ford
J J
JJ
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006214:Hallux / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013314:Stress, Mechanical