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I'd stick with clips and straps when you're learning on a fixie. Just makes life easier. Just get some MKS clips (cheapish and they're ok), get a single decent strap (or better yet two decent straps and then convert into a homemade double).
But jesus man, I'm sorry you got hurt but riding a fixie takes a little skill. You have to take it easy, practice and build up your skill level. You could have seriously buggered yourself there as well potentially hurting others. You need to get build up spin, stopping etc before you start bombing around like Chris Hoy riding a Kilo.
Toeverlap is just another thing to get used to. You'll be surprised at how easy its is to overcome with a little practice. However, if you have more toeverlap than you feel comfortable with, then clipless may be worth considering at some point.
(I feel a bit like a dad here but I've seen some of the 'best' minds of my generation destroyed by track bikes, starving hysterical naked (due to spending all the money on pointless NJS bling), dragging themselves through the streets at dawn, beaten by an angry fixie, broken by brakeless)