Toe fracture: Difference between revisions
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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
{{General Fracture Management}} | |||
===Immobilization=== | |||
*[[Buddy-taping]] | *[[Buddy-taping]] | ||
* | *Hard-sole shoe | ||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
Revision as of 05:18, 18 September 2019
Background
Clinical Features
- Toe trauma and pain
Differential Diagnosis
Foot and Toe Fracture Types
Hindfoot
Midfoot
Forefoot
Management
General Fracture Management
- Acute pain management
- Open fractures require immediate IV antibiotics and urgent surgical washout
- Neurovascular compromise from fracture requires emergent reduction and/or orthopedic intervention
- Consider risk for compartment syndrome
Immobilization
- Buddy-taping
- Hard-sole shoe
Disposition
- Outpatient management