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.

Keywords: fracture, injury, sesamoid, unusual

1 Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK

2 Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK

Address correspondence to: Niall P. Breen, Royal Victoria Hospital, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Grosvenor Rd, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Financial Disclosure: None reported.

Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00523-7

doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2009.12.008

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