title: An unusual injury to the first metatarsophalangeal joint.
abstract: Subtle but significant peripheral injuries can be overlooked in the multiply injured patient. We present one such case in relation to the first metatarsophalangeal joint, where failure to diagnose and treat early would have produced greater long-term morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK. nbreen@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Niall P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Breen
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery