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 ...

such as the "dreaded black line" stress fracture of the tibia/shin and the Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal, heal poorly and often are treated with surgery. As with most injuries ...

It is another blow to head coach Vincent Kompany after injuries to defenders Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano.

Higgins: It's a phenomenon of modern sport and has been increasing over the last 15 years. Many of these metatarsal fractures are because of stress or over-use. There have always been stress fractures ...

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

There are five metatarsal bones in the centre of your foot, and you can develop a metatarsal stress fracture if you go too hard, too fast, too often. Stress fractures in the foot are most common ...

(Getty/Kyodo) MUNICH (Kyodo) -- Japan and Bayern Munich defender Hiroki Ito has suffered another metatarsal fracture in his right foot, the German Bundesliga club announced Sunday. The 25-year-old ...