Reports of isolated avulsion fracture at the planter lateral base of the first metatarsal without injury of the tarsometatarsal joint are very rare. A 24 year old man sustained an avulsion fracture at ...

Quill 1 reported a classification of fifth metatarsal base fractures based on 3 zones ... I keep these patients nonweight bearing for the first 2 to 3 weeks in a splint, and then advance to ...

Bunions develop when the bone at the base of the toe — the first metatarsal — begins to separate from the bone at the base of the second toe — the second metatarsal. As the first metatarsal ...

Care was taken to remove all implant debris in addition to the fibrous tissue that developed within the distal aspect of the first metatarsal and base of the proximal phalanx. The bone surfaces ...

However, individuals with Morton's foot will have a sharper curve through to the base of the big toe. This is due to the shortened length of the first metatarsal bone in respect to the second ...

In people with Morton’s toe, the first metatarsal is shorter compared to the second metatarsal. This is what makes your second toe look longer than the first. Your metatarsals are the long bones ...

And stress fractures of the first metatarsal don’t happen as a general rule, especially in football. But as mentioned above, they are relatively common with the fifth metatarsal. Overuse in ...