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 ...

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 ...

Fractures of the fifth metatarsal, in the foot, are common. But doctors treat them in a variety of ways. By Gina Kolata A recent essay in The New England Journal of Medicine was titled “Heart and Sole ...

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… ...

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 ...

Background The stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone (5MT) frequently occurs in youth soccer players in Japan, and it is very important issue to prevent this fracture. Objective To confirm ...

What is it? Ultrasonic waves activate cells near a bone fracture to stimulate the healing process, says Stephen Pribut, D.P.M., a Washington, D.C., sports podiatrist who is a clinical assistant ...

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar da Silva Santos Jr., who suffered a “sprain of the right ankle and fissure of the fifth metatarsal” last week, will miss Tuesday's big match against Real Madrid ...

Neymar has suffered a sprained ankle and a fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot, and will almost certainly miss PSG’s Champions League round of 16 second leg against Real Madrid. The PSG star ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (May 8, 2017) – Portland Trail Blazers guard Allen Crabbe will undergo surgery Thursday to repair a stress reaction of the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot, it was announced today ...