The outside of the metatarsal bone – the hard bit – is called a ... Aside from a reference to David Beckham (who famously fractured his second metatarsal in the run up to the 2002 World ...

Having a shorter first metatarsal may cause more weight to be put on the thinner second metatarsal bone. It’s also common. It could occur in up to 30% of people, though the exact number of ...

"A Lisfranc injury is a dislocation of the second metatarsal bone, which is the long bone in the forefoot, that articulates with the second toe, dislocated from the medial cuneiform, which is the ...

The first, second and fifth metatarsals are the most commonly injured ... It all depends on the damage and which metatarsal bone is involved. It is impossible to put a timescale on recovery from a ...

The foot is an intricate part of the body, consisting of 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, and 19 muscles. Scientists group the foot’s bones into into the phalanges, tarsal bones, and ...

It's usually caused by another issue affecting the five metatarsal bones in your foot. Metatarsalgia can cause all types of sensations in your foot, ranging from sharp and shooting to aching and ...

showed differences in length of first compared with second metatarsal, were more likely to experience multiple stress fractures, and exhibited low bone mass. In addition, a high degree of training ...

Squared foot is less common, with approximately 9% of the population with the same length of the great and second toe. The length of the metatarsal bones can vary and in most feet the joints at ...

show a new nondisplaced fracture of the distal second metatarsal (Panel C, arrow) with associated bone marrow edema (Panel C, asterisk) and surrounding soft-tissue edema (Panel C, arrowheads).

The first, second and fifth metatarsals are the most commonly injured ... It all depends on the damage and which metatarsal bone is involved. It is impossible to put a timescale on recovery from a ...