Interestingly, the time to fracture union was significantly ... revealing that the fifth metatarsal is the most commonly fractured bone in this category. The study found that these fractures ...

the orientation of the fracture line and apophyseal line is quite different and almost always perpendicular to each other. Os vesalianum pedis, an accessory ossicle, is seen as a well-corticated ...

Calcaneal fracture is the most common fractured tarsal bone. The mechanism of injury is axial loading ... Radiographs of the foot taken afterwards revealed fractures of the fourth and fifth ...

Athletes can get fractures in many locations, including the small bones in the feet. A Jones fracture is a fracture at the base of 5th metatarsal (the long bone on the outside of the foot). These ...

On clinical examination, there was a marked swelling and painful area on the second metatarsal. Plain radiographs were normal. Sonography of the foot was obtained with a Esaote MP system and a 7.5–13 ...

He suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and underwent surgery. He'll be re-evaluated in December and ...

A short first metatarsal can lead ... the healing phase of the bone graft incorporation. I strongly believe in autograft for this procedure. Allograft will have a more difficult time healing and is ...

Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson has a broken bone in his right foot that required surgery. The Grizzlies announced the injury on Wednesday. He suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal in ...