Metatarsal injuries are common in athletes and usually occur as a result of a direct blow to the foot or as stress fractures.

1 Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan 2 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan Background No firm consensus has been established regarding the ...

Treatment usually involves rest ... black line" stress fracture of the tibia/shin and the Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal, heal poorly and often are treated with surgery.

A metatarsal fracture meant Itō had to wait for his ... But, Itō now joins them in the treatment room after another setback in the closing stages of yesterday’s game against St. Pauli, which ...