Fifth metatarsal fractures among male professional footballers

Sport ⋅ August 26, 2017

There is little information about Metatarsal Five (MT-5) fractures for specific sports. The objective here was to study the occurrence, the imaging characteristics, the lay-off times and healing problems of MT-5 fractures among male footballers. Sixty-four European elite teams were monitored from 2001 to 2012. x-Rays were collected and classified by the Torg criteria. Results…

Simon Bartold
Director of Bartold Clinical