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  • First Ray Disorders in Athletes

    Author(s)
    Nihal, Aneel
    Trepman, Elly
    Nag, David
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Nihal, Aneel
    Year published
    2009
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    Abstract
    Athletes who participate in contact sports (American football, soccer, rugby) or who are involved in high-impact sports (dancing, running, gymnastics) are susceptible to first ray forefoot injuries. Common first ray disorders in athletes include hallux rigidus, turf toe, sand toe, sesamoid disorders, and fractures. First ray disorders in athletes frequently are treated by nonoperative methods including relative rest, ice, elevation, activity modification, shoe modification, and insoles.Athletes who participate in contact sports (American football, soccer, rugby) or who are involved in high-impact sports (dancing, running, gymnastics) are susceptible to first ray forefoot injuries. Common first ray disorders in athletes include hallux rigidus, turf toe, sand toe, sesamoid disorders, and fractures. First ray disorders in athletes frequently are treated by nonoperative methods including relative rest, ice, elevation, activity modification, shoe modification, and insoles.
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    Journal Title
    Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
    Volume
    17
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    https://journals.lww.com/sportsmedarthro/Fulltext/2009/09000/First_Ray_Disorders_in_Athletes.4.aspx
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181a5cb1f
    Subject
    Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Medical Physiology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/29766
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