Analysis of stress in the metatarsals

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 123-128

  Arangio, G A ^a   Beam, H ^b   Kowalczyk, G ^b   Salaire E P ^b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam theory; Biomechanical analysis; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITION; DATA ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; METATARSAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032459442     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9584.1998.00104.x     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Richli WR, Rosenthal OI. Avulsion fracture of the fifth metatarsal: experimental study of pathomechanics. Am J Radiol 1984; 143: 889-891.
2. Jones R. Fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal by indirect violence. Ann Surg 1902; 35. 697-700.
3. Arangio GA. Proximal diaphyseal fractures of the fifth metatarsal (Jones fracture): two cases treated by cross-pinning and a review of 106 cases. Foot Ankle 1983; 3: 293-296.
4. Lawrence SJ, Botte MJ. Jone's fractures and related fractures of the proximal fifth metatarsal. Foot Ankle 1993; 14: 358-365.
5. DeLee JC, Evans JP, Julian J. Stress fractures of the fifth metatarsal. Am J Sports Med 1983; 11: 349-353.
6. Wilson Maj EJ Jr, Katz Capt FN. Stress fractures: an analysis of 250 consecutive cases. Radiology 1969; 92: 481-486.
7. Meurmann KOA. Less common stress fractures in the foot. Br J Radiol 1981; 54: 1-6.
8. Spector FC, Karlin JM, Scurran BL et al. Lesser metatarsal fractures: Incidence, management and review. J Am Podiatr Assoc 1984; 74: 259-264.
9. Arcan M, Brull MA. A fundamental characteristic of the human foot, the foot ground pressure pattern. J Biomech 1976; 9: 453-457.
10. Salathe EP Jr, Arangio GA, Salathe EP. A biomechanical model of the foot. J Biomech 1986; 19: 989-1001.
11. Cavanagh PR, Rodgers MM, Iboshi MS. Pressure distribution under symptom-free feet during barefoot standing. Foot Ankle 1987; 7: 262-276.
12. Arangio GA, Xiao D, Salathe EP. A biomechanical study of stress in the fifth metatarsal. Clin Biomech 1997; 12: 160-164.
13. De Veubeke BMF. A Course in Elasticity. New York-Heidelberg-Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1979.
14. Stokes IAF, Hutton WC, Stott JRR. Forces acting on the metatarsals during normal walking. J Anat 1979; 126: 579-590.
15. Gross TS, Bunch MS. A mechanical model of metatarsal stress fracture during distance running. Am J Sports Med 1989; 17: 669-674.
16. Lease G, Evans FG. Strength of human metatarsal bones under repetitive loading. J Appl Physiol 1959; 14: 49-51.
17. McMinn RMH, Mutchings RT, Logan BM. Foot and Ankle Anatomy. Weert, Netherlands: Royal Smeets Offset, 1982: 24-33.
18. Sharkey NA, Ferris L, Smith TS et al. Strain and loading of the second metatarsal during heel-lift. J Bone Joint Surg 1995; 77: 1050-1057.