The "turf toe" is the result of a hyperextension injury (such as with soccer or football). This results in avulsion of the capsule and a small fragment of bone from the first metatarsal phalangeal joint. There is also dislocation of the first metatarsal phalangeal joint.
AP radiograph of the foot. Image courtesy of Wheeless' Orthopedics. The typical appearance of the turf toe injury.
