Forefoot sports injuries

Abstract

This chapter will focus on athletic injuries specific to the forefoot. While these injuries are rare, there has been a noted increase in their incidence. The majority of these injuries are minor, however, if not identified in a timely fashion and managed appropriately, they can result in chronic pain, deformity and eventual loss of function and inability to partake in sport. Forefoot sports injuries include a vast number of injuries. This chapter will address injuries involving turf toe, stress fractures of the second metatarsal, traumatic hallux valgus and sesamoid disorders.