RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57719270
T1 Chapter 185. Toe Fracture Management
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57719270
RD 2024/04/18
AB Toe  fractures  result  from  a  direct  blow  (from  an  object  falling  on  an  unprotected  toe)  or  a  “stubbing”  injury.1  The  incidence  of  toe  fractures  has  been  estimated  at  140  cases  per  100,000  people  per  year.2  The  significance  of  toe  fractures  depends  upon  which  digit  is  affected.  Most  important  is  the  great  toe,  as  it  is  the  main  propulsive  segment  of  the  forefoot.  Many  patients  do  not  present  to  the  Emergency  Department  as  they  consider  the  injury  trivial.  Those  who  do  present  often  do  so  because  of  severe  pain  and/or  a  large  subungual  hematoma.