Stress fractures in athletes occur mainly in the lower leg and foot (in the calcaneus, navicular and metatarsal bones). A stress fracture of the 2nd or 3rd metatarsal bone is sometimes called a ...

She returned in November 2010 and March 2011 complaining of progressive severe pain with swelling of her left foot. Repeat radiograph on April 22, 2011, (Figures 1 and 2) showed the stress ...

Zone III injuries in the proximal diaphysis of the fifth metatarsal are typically stress fractures (Figure 36-4). Patients often report prodromal symptoms, but radiographic findings are variable.

A fracture of the fifth metatarsal may be a result of a trauma, injury, or from repeatedly putting stress on the bone. When it comes to foot injuries, fractures (breaks) in the fifth metatarsal ...

About a third (33.9%) of patients had a stress fracture in the second foot bone (metatarsal), the most common bone seen with a stress fracture, and 17.7% had one in the third metatarsal.

Q: Metatarsal Stress Fracture-Should I Skip an October Marathon: I was to begin training for an October marathon on June 18th. During a run on June 17, I had pain in my left foot. I went to the ...

I have a stress fracture in the 2nd metatarsal of my left foot. I have been aqua running (HR 140bpm) for two hours a day since then, and plan to do so for the next 2-3 weeks.

Background: Stress fractures of the second metatarsal are common injuries in athletes and military recruits. There are two distinct areas in the second metatarsal where stress fractures develop: one ...