A fracture (break) can happen in any forefront toe bone. This means the injury can be anywhere along the five metatarsal bones ... The following signs and symptoms tell you how a sprained toe ...

Metatarsal injuries are common in athletes and usually occur as a result of a direct blow to the foot or as stress fractures.

He observed signs and symptoms of stress fractures in ... line" stress fracture of the tibia/shin and the Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal, heal poorly and often are treated with surgery.

1 Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan 2 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan Background No firm consensus has been established regarding the ...