Radiographs of avulsion fractures (n=2), Jones fractures (n=2), stress fractures (n=4 ... that operative treatment of Jones and stress fractures of the proximal fifth metatarsal will lead to a higher ...

The base of the first metatarsal is called an avulsion fracture, a dancer’s fracture or a tennis fracture and is usually treated without surgery taking 1-2 months to heal wearing a boot.

The fifth metatarsal has several areas of injury which can be extremely painful and problematic for those involved in repetitive motion injuries such as running. A Jones fracture is a fracture of ...

Higgins: It's a phenomenon of modern sport and has been increasing over the last 15 years. Many of these metatarsal fractures are because of stress or over-use. There have always been 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 ...

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