title: Avulsion fracture of the great toe: a case report.
abstract: A case involving an isolated bony avulsion fracture of the extensor insertion on the distal phalanx of the great toe is described. The fracture was displaced 2 mm with 30 degrees dorsal angulation; the joint was congruent and not subluxed. The patient was treated nonsurgically with a rigid-soled sandal. Bony healing at the fracture site was clearly evident at 16 weeks postinjury. The patient began using a normal shoe at 10 weeks and resumed his running activities without pain at 16 weeks. The nonsurgical treatment of this injury, similar to that of a mallet finger, was successful.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and Engineering Science, Biomedical Engineering Program, Gainesville 32611-6250, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rapoff
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Heiner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005529:Foot Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006214:Hallux / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male