{"id":37588,"date":"2025-08-07T09:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=37588"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:22:39","slug":"metatarsal-fracture-treatment","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/metatarsal-fracture-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Metatarsal Fracture Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Metatarsal Fracture Treatment?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Metatarsal fractures involve the long bones behind the toes. Care depends on fracture location and stability:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Conservative:<\/strong> Stiff\u2011soled shoe or boot, limited weight-bearing, and serial X\u2011rays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reduction and casting:<\/strong> If alignment needs correction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surgery (ORIF):<\/strong> Plates\/screws or pins for displaced, multiple, or Jones fractures.<br>Treatment is individualized to promote healing and early safe return to activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Metatarsal Fracture Treatment?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Boot or cast with restricted weight-bearing for 4\u20136 weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elevation to reduce swelling during first 1\u20132 weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gradual increase in activity as X\u2011rays show healing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical therapy for strength and balance when appropriate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shoe inserts or stiff soles during transition back to normal footwear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typical healing time 6\u20138 weeks (varies by bone and fracture type)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call for severe pain, numbness, or color changes in toes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37589,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1137],"class_list":["post-37588","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-podiatry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/37588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=37588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}