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… ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 . Major League Soccer athletes who sustain a sports-related fifth metatarsal fracture return to sport at a high ...

On the bright side, Obi Toppin will have plenty of time to get over the strained hamstring that already had him on the sidelines. Toppin has "a partial stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bayern Munich have confirmed that defender Hiroki Ito is expected to be out with a fractured metatarsal suffered during a pre-season friendly against Düren. Ito went off in the 21st minute of Bayern’s ...

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 ...

Awaiting formal announcement about extent of Ben Simmons‘ injury, his accident is likely to have caused a Dancer’s Fracture of his right foot During scrimmage on Friday, September 30, 2016, Ben ...