title: Empty toe phenomenon: a big problem for a little toe.
abstract: The authors present a case report and review of the sparse literature of a rare closed degloving injury to the toe, referred to by Flaherty as an "empty toe phenomenon." A 25-year-old man sustained a twisting injury to his left foot when he was involved in a motorcycle accident. The skin was not lacerated around the toe but on physical exam it appeared that part of the toe was empty of its bony contents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA, atarleto@tulane.edu.
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tarleton
authors.forename: Katherine C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Faust
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014034:Toes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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