This week we are going to discuss the foot, more specifically the fifth metatarsal or the long bone attaching to the pinky toe. The fifth metatarsal has several areas of injury which can be extremely ...

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 patient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There are 3 distinct fracture patterns that affect the base of the fifth metatarsal. Unfortunately, the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Major League Soccer athletes who sustain a sports-related fifth metatarsal fracture return to sport at a high ...

In a continuing series, The Athletic breaks down some of the most common football injuries (no pun intended), giving you the lowdown on what exactly it is and what happens after a player picks it up… ...

Background There is little information about Metatarsal Five (MT-5) fractures for specific sports. Objective To study the occurrence, the imaging characteristics, the lay-off times and healing ...

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 ...

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

Portland Trail Blazers guard Blake Wesley injured his right foot during Friday night’s game vs. Denver. Imaging conducted revealed a fracture to the fifth metatarsal base. A timeline for return to ...

A Jones fracture is a broken pinky toe, or the fifth metatarsal in medical terms. Jones fracture healing time can take between 6-10 weeks to return to physical activity. Tennessee Titans running back ...

PSG announced Monday that Neymar has suffered a fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot, in addition to a sprained ankle. What the French club did not announce is the timetable for his recovery.