Zone III injuries in the proximal diaphysis of the fifth metatarsal are typically stress fractures (Figure 36-4). Patients often report prodromal symptoms, but radiographic findings are variable.

But the most common football injury I have seen over the years in terms of metatarsal fractures is a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal – also known as a Jones fracture. The fifth ...

A fracture of the fifth metatarsal may be a result of a trauma, injury, or from repeatedly putting stress on the bone. When it comes to foot injuries, fractures (breaks) in the fifth metatarsal ...

but they all relate to changes in the metatarsal bones and surrounding structures. In the foot, there are small toe nerves between the metatarsal bones. When the head of one metatarsal bone ...

Morton's neuroma is caused by a nerve in your foot that becomes inflamed ... is pain at the end of one or more of your five metatarsal bones. Those are the bones in the ball of your foot, closest ...

"March fracture" is a metatarsal stress fracture that commonly occurs in joggers and requires stopping jogging for 4-6 weeks. The fifth metatarsal (the one attached to the pinkie toe ...

mc.duke.edu Background: Stress fractures of the second metatarsal are common injuries in athletes and military recruits. There are two distinct areas in the second metatarsal where stress fractures ...

This week in the Injury Zone we are going to discuss a small, inexpensive solution for people who have a specific type of pain in the forefoot. Metatarsal pads have been around for a long time and ...

It is estimated this bears up to one third of the body weight. It all depends on the damage and which metatarsal bone is involved. It is impossible to put a timescale on recovery from a stress injury.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has confirmed Pau Torres has suffered a broken metatarsal, ruling the defender out for two months. Torres required Villa’s medical staff to help him down the ...