Background Jones fractures are common injuries in football players, particularly during the developmental years, and they often become problematic once they progress to complete fractures. Early ...

Background Proximal fifth metatarsal stress fractures (so called Jones fractures) usually occur due to chronic repetitive forces. Soccer players on the status of incomplete fracture don't complain ...

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 ...

And stress fractures of the first metatarsal don’t happen as a general rule, ... Sarah Shephard spent 10 years at Sport magazine before becoming Deputy Head of Content at The Coaches' Voice.

Rich Kenah, a former Olympian at the 800-meter distance, used a bone stimulator to help heal a navicular stress fracture in his foot. “The stress fracture healed, I returned to make an Olympic ...

The dreaded metatarsal curse has struck some of the Premiership's top footballers in recent years. Manchester United's Wayne Rooney fractured the base of his fourth metatarsal before his miraculous ...

Q: Metatarsal Stress Fracture-Should I Skip an October Marathon: I was to begin training for an October marathon on June 18th. During a run on June 17, I had pain in my left foot. I went to the ...

Chargers safety Derwin James diagnosed with a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot and will continue to be evaluated, the team announced Friday. Skip to main content.