title: Digital foot trauma: emergency diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Trauma to the foot is commonly seen in the emergency setting. An accurate diagnosis and step-wise management is appropriate. Although most injuries respond to aggressive non-surgical treatment, surgical intervention may be required for an unstable or a displaced fracture, particularly of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.
authors.affiliation: Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens, Jamaica, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Eileen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Schnaue-Constantouris
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Birrer
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Grisafi
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Dellacorte
mesh_terms: D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D009262:Nails / Q000293:injuries; D013165:Splints; D014034:Toes / Q000293:injuries*