# What the hell is turf toe? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 17, 2000, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-turf-toe/6292 "2000-01-17T11:52:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2000, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-turf-toe/6292/1 "2000-01-17T11:52:00Z")
Any of our medical sources out there able to offer a description? I’ve heard this term for years… an injury which seems exclusive to football players, which seems to be extremely debilitating, slow to heal, and can cause early retirement (re: Jack Lambert). Thanks. (you can tell I watched football this weekend. Please see the BBQ pit if you’d like to make a comment on John Madden) ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2000, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-turf-toe/6292/2 "2000-01-17T13:28:00Z")
Hopefully this’ll answer your question. ,a href = “[http://espn.go.com/trainingroom/s/1999/0901/13907.html](http://espn.go.com/trainingroom/s/1999/0901/13907.html)”\>ESPN\ * * * Well, shut my mouth. It’s also illegal to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2000, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-turf-toe/6292/3 "2000-01-18T00:58:00Z")
Mullinator: Thanks! A fantastic link! Chief Wiggum