Turf-toe: an analysis of metatarsophalangeal joint sprains in professional football players. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Metatarsophalangeal joint injuries of the great toe (turf-toe) are receiving increasing attention in the literature because of the prevalence of synthetic surfaces and lighter, more flexible shoes. Eighty active professional football players were evaluated. The mechanism of injury was hyperextension in 85% of the players. Eighty-three percent reported their initial injury on artificial turf (P less than 0.05). Other factors significantly related to the incidence of turf-toe included player age (P less than 0.01), number of years in professional football (P less than 0.01), and range of ankle dorsiflexion (P less than 0.05). Turf-toe injury resulted in significantly decreased range of motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (P less than 0.01).

publication date

  • January 1, 1990

Research

keywords

  • Football
  • Metatarsophalangeal Joint
  • Sprains and Strains

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0025333411

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1177/036354659001800311

PubMed ID

  • 2372079

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 18

issue

  • 3