The Five Minute Orthopaedic Consultant is a work in progress. If you have any comments, please let us know. Fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal. Generally these fractures do very well and go on to heal without incidence.
Treatment does vary somewhat with fracture classification.
Clinical union often by 3 weeks, nonunion rarely symptomatic. If problematic one can resect fragment and reattach peroneus brevis tendon.