Sesamoid and toe fractures.
Injuries of the toes and sesamoids of the first metatarsophalangeal joint comprise a wide spectrum of traumatic entities. Despite the fact that a majority of lesions may well respond to nonsurgical treatment and exhibit an excellent prognosis, appropriate clinical and imaging analysis is mandatory to select those injuries that require specific therapeutic and surgical measures to avoid long-term sequelae of functional disability.
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik der Universität Rostock, Abteilung für Unfall-und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Germany. thomas.mittlmeier@med.uni-rostock.de
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D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014034:Toes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*