The American Journal of Sports Medicine· 1980Q1
Metatarsal stress fractures
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- 1980year
Short summary
A study of roentgenograms found no significant difference in first or second metatarsal lengths between individuals with metatarsal stress fractures and a control group.
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Key points
- First and second metatarsal lengths were analyzed in individuals with and without metatarsal stress fractures.
- No statistical difference was found in the lengths of the first and second metatarsals between the stress fracture group and the control group.
- A short first metatarsal was defined as less than 73% of the second metatarsal's length.
- A long first metatarsal was defined as more than 94% of the second metatarsal's length.
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Abstract
We evaluated metatarsal lengths from roentgenograms in a group with metatarsal stress fractures and compared them with those of a control group having no foot symptoms to determine if a short first metatarsal could be implicated as a cause for metatarsal stress fractures. By statistical analysis we showed that the lengths of the first and second metatarsals in the group with stress fractures did not differ from those in a randomly selected control group. In addition, we determined that to be "short," the first metatarsal must be less than 73% of the length of the second metatarsal, and to be "long," the first metatarsal must be more than 94% of the length of the second metatarsal.
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