Furthermore, a study assessing the reliability of fifth metatarsal fracture classifications found that while there is moderate agreement on traditional classifications, a newer two-zone system ...

In all types of fractures, including avulsion fractures, Jones fracture and stress fractures, the orientation of the fracture line and apophyseal line is quite different and almost always ...

The heel was flattened with bruising of the sole. Radiographs of the ankle revealed an intra-articular fracture of the calcaneus with a bi-malleolar fracture of the same foot. Radiographs of the foot ...

such as the "dreaded black line" stress fracture of the tibia/shin and the Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal, heal poorly and often are treated with surgery. As with most injuries ...

Allograft will have a more difficult time healing and is subject to stress fracture with time. Lamm B. Percutaneous distraction osteogenesis for the treatment of brachymetatarsia. J Foot Ankle Surg.