It's usually caused by another issue affecting the five metatarsal bones in your foot ... one about 10 inches and another about 5 inches long. Place the middle of a short strip over the ...

The fifth metatarsal is the long bone on the outside edge of your foot that connects your pinky toe to your ankle. It’s broken more often than any other metatarsal bone (the long bones ...

This week we are going to discuss the foot, more specifically the fifth metatarsal or the long bone attaching to the pinky toe. The fifth metatarsal has several areas of injury which can be ...

This suggests an increased loading of the metatarsal bones and could explain the increased incidence of metatarsal stress fractures in long distance runners.