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Athletic Foot Injuries: Follow-up

Author: Timothy J Rupp, MD, FACEP, Associate Medical Director, Physicians Emergency Care Associates, Methodist Health System, Dallas, Texas; Staff Physician, Innovative Emergency Medicine, Frisco, Texas; Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Coauthor(s): Steven Karageanes, DO, Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Director, Sports Medicine Education, Center for Orthopedics and Neuroscience; Department of Medical Education, Oakwood Healthcare System
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Updated: Jun 18, 2008

Follow-up

Return to Play

As with all athletic injuries, the athlete's whole being must be considered before he or she returns to action. Athletes should practice before they play and essentially be pain free with all activity. Strength should be at least 90% of the unaffected limb, and proprioception should be restored so that the athlete can avoid recurrence. Mentally, the athlete must feel confident that the foot injury has healed; athletes should be able to compete without conscious awareness of the injury. The mental aspects of the injury are most accurately assessed in practice situations.

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Timothy J Rupp, MD, FACEP, Associate Medical Director, Physicians Emergency Care Associates, Methodist Health System, Dallas, Texas; Staff Physician, Innovative Emergency Medicine, Frisco, Texas; Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Timothy J Rupp, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Steven Karageanes, DO, Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Director, Sports Medicine Education, Center for Orthopedics and Neuroscience; Department of Medical Education, Oakwood Healthcare System
Steven Karageanes, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, and Michigan State Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

David T Bernhardt, MD, Director of Adolescent and Sports Medicine Fellowship, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin
David T Bernhardt, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Sports Medicine, and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
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Managing Editor

Russell D White, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center Lakewood
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CME Editor

Jon B Whitehurst, MD, Clinical Instructor of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Partner and Executive Board Member, Rockford Orthopedic Associates; Orthopedic Chairman, Rockford Memorial Hospital
Jon B Whitehurst, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and Arthroscopy Association of North America
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Chief Editor

Craig C Young, MD, Professor, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Community and Family Medicine, Medical Director of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
Craig C Young, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, and Wilderness Medical Society
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