Each metatarsal connects one of the five toes to the bones of your ankles (the tarsals). The metatarsals help with arch support and balance. A fracture of the fifth metatarsal may be a result of a ...

Back to Healio There are 3 distinct fracture patterns that affect the base of the fifth metatarsal. Unfortunately, the terminology and descriptions of these injuries remain confusing in the ...

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 ...

A fifth metatarsal fracture or broken fifth metatarsal requires immediate diagnosis. This is a common foot injury that occurs many times due to a separate injury in the foot that requires the ...

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 Jones fracture is a break in a bone on the outside of the foot, in the fifth metatarsal. This is the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the smallest toe. A Jones fracture is a ...

If you fracture the fifth metatarsal bone in your foot, it is called a Jones fracture. This bone is on the middle outside of your foot, connecting to your pinky toe. It is a very common injury but ...

"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 ...

One factor that also helps is if the broken bone is one of the three inner metatarsals. As was the case with Rooney. This means that the fourth metatarsal is aided by the 'splint effect' of the bones ...

One factor that also helps is if the broken bone is one of the three inner metatarsals. As was the case with Rooney. This means that the fourth metatarsal is aided by the 'splint effect' of the bones ...