Turf Toe Injury Research Paper

The research article I have choose for this assignment was the turf toe cases. The turf toe injury is a common injury in outdoor sports. Turf toe and any type of injury to the first metatarsophalangeal joints are very common injuries in athletes. This injury could become severe if the plantar plate and sesamoid apparatus is ruptured. If it is ruptured it may be better off with surgery than rehabilitation.
In this article the three cases that have been studied concerning the turf toe injury are all almost alike. All three of the athletes discussed in each case were all three injured playing an outdoor cutting sport football. In case one the athlete described his injury by saying he heard a “pop” right when the injury appeared. In the second