Foot Injury
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Foot Injury Types
Types of foot injuries include:
Foot laceration
:
A
cut
to the skin
Foot contusion
:
Bruise
to the foot
Foot sprain
:
An injury to the ligaments that support the foot
Foot fracture
:
Broken bones in the foot
Foot dislocation:
Bones of the foot are out of place
Stress
fractures of the foot:
Broken bones due to repeated
stress
Puncture wounds
to the foot
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Foot Injury Anatomy
Related Conditions
Foot contusion
Foot fracture
Foot sprain
Foot wound
Toe fracture
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Ankle injury
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Toe injury
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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2009
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Foot Injury References:
Burns J, Keenan AM, Redmond A. Foot type and overuse injury in triathletes. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2005 May-Jun;95(3):235-41.
Kunkel M, Miller SD. Return to work after foot and ankle injury. Foot Ankle Clin. 2002 Jun;7(2):421-8, viii.