Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 212-213, March 2010

An Unusual Injury to the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint

  • Niall P. Breen

      Affiliations

    • Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Niall P. Breen, Royal Victoria Hospital, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Grosvenor Rd, Belfast, United Kingdom.
    • ,
  • Alistair Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK

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

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00523-7

doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2009.12.008

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 212-213, March 2010

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