Metatarsal fractures account for five to six percent of all fractures, with approximately 68 percent involving the fifth metatarsal, usually due to acute trauma or repetitive chronic stress.1 Athletes are particularly prone to Jones and stress fractures from over-use, pivoting and shifting. Runners and jumpers are also at significant risk for these fractures. According to Cakir and colleagues, fifth metatarsal fractures account for more than 50 percent of traumatic metatarsal fractures, which is comparable in athletes, who typically present with acute lateral foot pain after a twisting injury or landing from a jump.`

The COVID-19 pandemic’s profound effect on the healthcare system will produce a ripple across all healthcare industry sectors, including podiatric medicine and surgery. Some of these changes are obvious and currently taking place, and many are still to be determined. Patients and physicians are both comfortable with telemedicine for multiple types of encounters. A recent study in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery by Kingery and colleagues demonstrated the power of postoperative telemedicine appointments.

Occupational musculoskeletal injuries are prevalent in healthcare workers and are reported to be profession-specific. There is, however, a paucity of information around the injuries sustained from working as a podiatrist. This paper looks at the incidence of injury from working as a podiatrist, the aggravating factors to sustain these injuries and whether the changes in workload due to the COVID-19 pandemic altered the incidence.

Anaerobic power and capacity are considered determinants of performance and are usually assessed in athletes as a part of their physical capacities’ evaluation along the season. For that purpose, many field tests have been created. The main objective of this study was to analyze the agreement between four field tests and a laboratory test. Nineteen CrossFit® (CF) athletes were recruited for this study (28.63 ± 6.62 years) who had been practicing CF for at least one year.

 

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