Dr Foot Discussion

[tbone]

Broke the outer two metatarsals on tuesday in a volleyball foot twist. Was noticing some of your other posts (one that mentioned 5th metatarsal.) Would the one's I broke (on the smallest little piggy side) be 1 and 2 or 4 and 5? Also didn't get much advice as to when to attempt to start putting weight on it. I'm in an aircast now.
Thanks.

[Dr Foot]

The smallest toe is the fifth metatarsal and is the one that is most often fractured. Healing times are between 8-12 weeks for full recovery.

[tbone]

Thanks for the reply. Been in an aircast for four weeks now. Went in for my 3-week folllowup and new xrays revealed that no healing had taken place. In fact the gap in the break had widened. Like I mentioned before, I wasn't given a great deal of instruction so after I discovered I could walk in my aircast without any pain (just a few days after breaking it) I checked in with the Dr.'s office. Doc wasn't available and nurse said she'd get back with me. Never heard a thing. So after walking on it for about 2 1/2 weeks, it hadn't healed at all. New doc put me on non-weight bearing for another four weeks in an attempt to avoid surgery. Fifth metatarsal is a (in laymen's terms) Jones fracture.