This should be no later than 5 weeks after its application. Once you can walk comfortably without the cast, it can be discarded. The cast can be walked on with or without the use of crutches. You may have been offered a removable slipper cast which can be removed when in bed, to exercise the ankle and for hygiene purposes. This fracture can be treated simply in a tubigrip and you can place as much weight through the foot as you find comfortable with or without the help of crutches. The fracture you have sustained is undisplaced and should heal well. The area circled in the image shows the base of the fifth metatarsal.For example when twisting foot down a kerb or hole in the grass. The base of the fifth metatarsal bone can be fractured when the foot is forcefully turned inwards while putting weight through the leg.This is a break to the bone on the outside of the foot. What is a base of the 5 th metatarsal fracture? Contact details are available at the end of this leaflet.
If after reading it, you have any concerns or require further explanation, please do not hesitate to contact the fracture clinic team. We understand you may not have seen a clinician face to face in fracture clinic however, most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. This leaflet has been produced to give you general information about your injury. Need some help choosing a language? Please refer to Browsealoud Supported Voices and Languages.
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