Background Proximal fifth metatarsal ... of incomplete fracture don't complain about pain while playing soccer; they can keep playing until progressing to the state of complete fractures. Jones ...

And if the bone is not then given enough time to recover ... forefoot strike too quickly can increase the risk of a metatarsal stress fracture.’ People who overpronate are also more susceptible ...

These injuries occur as a result of repeated overload of the bone without adequate recovery time ... line" stress fracture of the tibia/shin and the Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal ...

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 ...