Fractures and Bone Healing

The foot has 5 metatarsals. These are what we know as the bone fingers. Although we can see our metatarsal bones smaller than the major bones in our body, fractures can range from minor to severe which can even lead the person to the operating room. Fractures can occur on any place of the foot but it is common for metatarsal stress fracture    to occur on regions where the supply of blood is poor. When 5th metatarsal fracture happens, healing can sometimes be difficult. The “Jones fracture” is one definite example of this kind of fracture and this usually requires surgery. Our metatarsals are among the bones in our lower extremities that can easily fracture and the usual cause is the dropping of heavy objects on the foot, which can result to bone stress or instant fracture to any of the metatarsal bones especially the second and fifth one. Types of Metatarsal Fractures There are five known types of metatarsal bone fractures and each of them can be caused by various accidents a...