Intramedullary screw fixation with bone autografting to treat proximal fifth metatarsal metaphyseal-diaphyseal fracture in athletes: a case series

Table 1 Patient demographic and clinical data

Sex	Age, year	Side	Sports	Torg classification	Fracture site	Time of bone union, day	Time of full return, day	Follow up period, year	Complication
M	23	Right	Soccer	nonunion	Proximal diaphyseal fracture	63	84	7.3
M	19	Left	Soccer	delayed union	Proximal diaphyseal fracture	47	75	9.8
M	25	Right	Soccer	delayed union	Proximal diaphyseal fracture	56	84	7.0	Screw tip stress fracture
M	18	Right	Soccer	delayed union	Jones fracture	56	64	4.1
M	19	Left	Soccer	nonunion	Jones fracture	70	82	6.7	Screw tip stress fracture
M	18	Left	Soccer	nonunion	Jones fracture	84	120	4.3	Thermal necrosis of skin
M	21	Right	Soccer	nonunion	Proximal diaphyseal fracture	84	98	3.9
M	17	Left	Soccer	delayed union	Proximal diaphyseal fracture	48	96	3.2
M	23	Right	Soccer	acute fracture	Proximal diaphyseal fracture	56	71	3.2
F	17	Right	Handball	acute fracture	Proximal diaphyseal fracture	42	82	3.0
M	17	Right	Soccer	delayed union	Proximal diaphyseal fracture	42	84	2.9
M	16	Left	Soccer	delayed union	Jones fracture	62	76	2.0
M	31	Left	Rugby	nonunion	Jones fracture	56	90	2.0
M	21	Right	Soccer	delayed union	Jones fracture	54	82	1.3
M	18	Left	Soccer	nonunion	Proximal diaphyseal fracture	60	82	1.1

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