A stress fracture of the 2nd or 3rd metatarsal bone is sometimes called a 'march fracture' because soldiers running in boots often get it! What are the symptoms?

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.

Fractures occurring in the outer bones of the foot are called 5th metatarsal fractures. They're common injuries in athletes or dancers but can happen to anyone.

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.

If running is resumed too soon, this can cause larger fractures to develop, which can lead to chronic problems in the bone.

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 ...

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 ...

Q: Recovery from a metatarsal stress fracture? 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 ...

Repeat radiograph on April 22, 2011, (Figures 1 and 2) showed the stress fracture progressed to a complete fracture through the second metatarsal shaft with surrounding callus.