Meanings of fifth metatarsal in English

Objective: The fifth metatarsal stress fracture is a common injury among football players.

Background: The fifth metatarsal bone is a common site of stress fractures in soccer athletes.

Scans on Friday revealed a fractured fifth metatarsal.

Methods: To evaluate the endocrine risks of fifth metatarsal stress fractures, we conducted a cumulative case-control study.

Strettle broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot during training yesterday and he now faces a 12-week lay-off.

F Okaro White underwent surgery to repair a fifth metatarsal fracture in his left foot, the team announced Thursday.

Kreuzer fractured the fifth metatarsal in his foot in round one against Richmond and was listed to miss 16 weeks.

Because it was causing me pain when I walked I had an X-ray which showed a small fracture of the fifth metatarsal.

O'Flaherty broke a fifth metatarsal while running the 3,000m steeplechase at the European Permit Meeting in Andujar.

The 26-year-old England striker broke his fifth metatarsal and could be out for "several months", according to Magpies boss Graeme Souness.

Although several endocrine risk factors for stress fractures have been proposed, the endocrine risks for fifth metatarsal (5-MT) stress fractures have not been evaluated.

Although several risk factors have been proposed, the association between the playing surface and development of fifth metatarsal stress fractures (MT-5) has not been evaluated.

He limped out of Monday's 2-1 Premiership defeat at Manchester United, with X-rays undertaken yesterday revealing he has broken the fifth metatarsal.

Owen fractured his fifth metatarsal in a collision with Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson during his side's 2-0 defeat at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

In cutting through the first and fifth metatarsals, remember to apply the bone-pliers obliquely, not transversely, so as to avoid unseemly projection.