Tuesday, May 3, 2011

turf toe

WHAT IS TURF TOE?
Turf toe is a condition in which the big toe bends upwards to an abnormal degree, causing pain at the bottom of the big toe, damage to the ligaments that connect the foot to the big toe, and damage to the joint capsule. A ligament is a tough band of tissue that attaches to joint bones. Ligaments normally prevent the joint from moving too much. A joint is a place where two bones contact each other. A joint capsule is a saclike structure of tissue that surrounds the ends of bones in certain types of joints and which contains a clear fluid that makes the joint move easier. Turf toe is a form of a condition known as hallux limitus. Hallux limitus is defined as pain in the big toe and decreasing range of motion of the joint of the big toe. Range of motion means the degree in which a person can move a body part. Turf toe got its name because it often occurs to people who play games, such as football, on hard surfaces such as artificial turf (fake grass).

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