What is metatarsal fatigue fracture?
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metatarsal fatigue fracture may be related to lack of physical exercise, vitamin D deficiency, congenital dysplasia and other factors.
1, lack of physical exercise for a
long time lack of physical exercise, sudden intense exercise, resulting in a sudden increase in foot weight, more than the metatarsal bearing capacity, resulting in metatarsal fatigue fracture.
2, vitamin D deficiency for a
long time vitamin D deficiency will reduce the absorption of calcium and phosphorus elements in the body, bone is in a low calcium state, affecting normal bone; when the foot weight exceeds the bearing capacity of metatarsal, it will cause metatarsal fatigue fracture in patients.
3, congenital dysplasia
Some patients due to the congenital shortening of the first metatarsal, resulting in excessive weight on the neck of the second and third metatarsal heads, for a long time, it will cause metatarsal fatigue fracture.
