turf toe
noun
: a minor but painful usually sports-related injury typically involving hyperextension of the big toe that results in spraining or tearing of the ligaments at the joint between the metatarsal and basal phalanx
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There are questions surrounding his speed, and a turf toe injury cost him most of his junior season.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
And nearly all of the aforementioned cornerbacks have something to prove; the prospect Johnson missed significant time with turf toe last season and won’t work out at Michigan’s Pro Day because of a hamstring injury.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Junior has been hampered by turf toe, which sidelined him two games last week and Sunday’s game against FAU.
—Jon Marks, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
The unfortunate news was made public on Friday night, exactly a week following the occurrence of the injury, as a press release from the Thunder announced that Mitchell underwent a successful procedure to address a turf toe sprain in his great right toe.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
And nearly all of the aforementioned cornerbacks have something to prove; the prospect Johnson missed significant time with turf toe last season and won’t work out at Michigan’s Pro Day because of a hamstring injury.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Junior has been hampered by turf toe, which sidelined him two games last week and Sunday’s game against FAU.
—Jon Marks, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
The unfortunate news was made public on Friday night, exactly a week following the occurrence of the injury, as a press release from the Thunder announced that Mitchell underwent a successful procedure to address a turf toe sprain in his great right toe.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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turf toe
noun
: a minor but painful usually sports-related injury involving hyperextension of the big toe that results in spraining or tearing of the ligament of the metatarsophalangeal joint
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