RT Book, Section
A1 Omer, Talib
A1 Santiago-Martinez, Margarita
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1167030202
T1 Foot Injuries
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167030202
RD 2024/04/19
AB Foot  injuries  are  a  common  presentation  in  the  ED  and  are  frequently  missed.1–3  These  injuries  typically  occur  in  work,  athletic,  and  traffic  environments.4,5  Foot  injuries  can  be  associated  with  substantial  medical  and  economic  costs.6,7  Sport-related  foot  and  ankle  injuries  require  care  so  the  athlete  can  return  to  the  demands  of  the  sport  as  quickly  as  possible.3  Motor  vehicle  crash  patients  with  a  foot  or  ankle  injury  typically  have  a  higher  injury  severity  score  than  those  without  such  injuries.8  The  majority  of  foot  injuries  involve  fractures  of  the  metatarsals.9