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Metatarsal Fracture: Putting Your Foot in It

| December 30, 2016

Perhaps you stubbed your toe or incurred a foot injury while participating in sports. Your doctor has called it a fifth metatarsal avulsion fracture, but you are unsure what is meant by that term. A fracture is a break in the bone, and your fifth metatarsal is the long midfoot bone on the side of […]

Stay on Your Toes: Treating a Fifth Metatarsal Fracture

| December 30, 2016

The fifth metatarsal is a bone that extends from the cuboid bone near the ankle to the base of the little toe. Run your hand along the outside of your foot, and you will feel a bump or tuberosity on the fifth metatarsal. This bump and the area just in front of it are prone […]