Stress Fracture: Metatarsal
Cracked Foot Bone from Overuse
Stress fracture of the metatarsal: 2nd and 3rd most common (due to length and stiffness). 5th metatarsal base (Jones fracture) is a separate entity with different management (slower healing, higher nonunion rate). "March fracture": originally described in military recruits.
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