March fracture involves
March fracture is fatigue (Stress) fracture of metatarsalsThis fracture is often encountered in military personnel; who indulge in frequent and prolonged marching and hence the nameIt is also encountered in police officers, dancers, nurses, and surgeons, who required standing or dancing for long durationThe fracture usually affects the shaft or neck of the second and third metatarsal bone(Refer: Mohindra's Fundamentals of Ohopedics, 2nd edition, pg no. 161, 496, 515)
1st metacarpal
1st metatarsal
2nd metacarpal
2nd metatarsal
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