Dancers Fracture

A walking cast or boot may be necessary for more severe metatarsal stress fractures.

Dancers fracture. Like most stress fractures a second metatarsal stress fracture requires a few weeks of rest to allow healing. This movement may occur when changing direction while the heel is off the ground such in dancing tennis or basketball. A Dancers fracture is an injury that is usually treated non-operatively.

Like the name implies this fracture is common in dancers but can occur during any inversion injury. A patient who suffers a 5 th shaft fracture See Figure 1 commonly gives a history of a twisting. A twisting injury to the ankle and foot may cause a long fracture of the 5th metatarsal shaft the bone that.

The tuberosity avulsion fracture also known as pseudo-Jones fracture or dancers fracture is a common fracture of the fifth metatarsal the bone on the outside edge of the foot extending to the little toe. A Jones fracture is a break between the base and middle part of the fifth metatarsal of the foot. Fifth metatarsal fractures are generally the result of trauma to the foot caused either by a direct blow or a.

An avulsion fracture on the 5th metatarsal bone is called a dancers fracture. The pain is immediate and the dancer is out of commission during treatment. OBQ05226 A 26-year-old professional ballet dancer presents with insidious onset of right midfoot pain which began 6 months ago.

Common dance injuries include. Jones fracture is located at the metadiaphyseal junction approximately 2 cm 15-3 cm from the tip of the 5 th metatarsal and has a predominantly horizontal course. Patients experience severe pain and tenderness at the fracture site along the fifth.

A dancers fracture has a tendency to heal poorly because of poor blood supply and. Diagnosis requires X-rays and MRIs occasionally. It should not extend distally nor should it extend to involve the articular surfaces.