{"title":"Second metatarsophalangeal joint instability in the athlete.","authors":"M J Coughlin","doi":"10.1177/107110079301400601","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In a group of athletically active patients, second metatarsophalangeal joint instability was diagnosed in nine patients (11 toes). A positive drawer sign was pathognomonic of early second metatarsophalangeal joint instability. A soft tissue realignment procedure was used to stabilize the second metatarsophalangeal joint in seven toes. In five of seven cases (71%), good to excellent results were noted at an average follow-up of 20.4 months.</p>","PeriodicalId":77133,"journal":{"name":"Foot & ankle","volume":"14 6","pages":"309-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1993-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/107110079301400601","citationCount":"122","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Foot & ankle","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/107110079301400601","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In a group of athletically active patients, second metatarsophalangeal joint instability was diagnosed in nine patients (11 toes). A positive drawer sign was pathognomonic of early second metatarsophalangeal joint instability. A soft tissue realignment procedure was used to stabilize the second metatarsophalangeal joint in seven toes. In five of seven cases (71%), good to excellent results were noted at an average follow-up of 20.4 months.