Presentation
Motorcycle accident with left foot twisting through the wheel rim.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Subtotal second toe amputation
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Comminuted fracture of the middle phalanx of the second finger, with fragment deviation.
From the case:
Subtotal second toe amputation
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Subtotal amputation of the second toe, with partial preservation of the proximal phalanx.
Case Discussion
The exposed fracture evolved with dry necrosis of the distal segment of the second left toe, requiring surgical amputation of the affected toe and regularization of the stump.
Contributed by Dr. Hemilianna Hadassa Silva Matozinho M.D. and Dr. Arthemizio Antônio Lopes Rocha M.D.