I will add a hindfoot osteotomy in severe cases ... It is critical that any fracture of the fifth metatarsal base is appropriately assessed in terms of both location and chronicity.

a first metatarsal osteotomy, to try and lessen the stress on the injured part of Lopez’s foot. “With this procedure, we both fixed the broken bone (fifth metatarsal) in Brook’s right foot ...

"With this procedure, we both fixed the broken bone [fifth metatarsal] in Brook's ... his career -- like Lopez has -- had a first metatarsal osteotomy and it saved his career.

The second procedure Lopez had on his foot was a first metatarsal osteotomy — a measure designed ... suffering his season-ending fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot in Philadelphi ...

Lopez underwent a first metatarsal osteotomy designed to "unload and protect the injured area," according to a team release. "With this procedure, we both fixed the broken bone (fifth metatarsal ...