"Many patients can be relieved of the pain by placing padding behind the fifth metatarsal head," Dr. Kornfeld says. This is where the pinky toe meets the long bone in your foot. This "disperses ...

As you can see, fifth metatarsal fractures come in a variety of types and for a variety of reasons. Pain on the outside of the foot is often the symptom of walking in inversion or with the foot ...

This week we are going to discuss sural neuritis, which is a nerve irritation of the sural nerve in the lower leg that can mimic other conditions such as a 5th metatarsal fracture, an Achilles ...

Background Fifth metatarsal stress fracture (Jones fracture) is one of the issues of sports-related injuries. Objective Exploration of unknown risk factor for developing Jones fractures. Design Case ...