An avulsion fracture is a break of the fifth metatarsal and almost always occurs in the base of the fifth metatarsal where the bump is on the outside of your foot. This is called zone 1 of the ...

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 ...

The following search items were used: Jones and fracture and stress fracture and avulsion and fifth and fifth and metatarsus and metatarsal and fracture. The therapeutic level of evidence was ...

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 ...

During what appeared to be a routine training exercise, He Yupeng experienced a sudden twist of his left foot that resulted in a comminuted fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal. This type of ...