Fig. 1
From: Stress fracture of the pelvis and lower limbs including atypical femoral fractures—a review
PA radiographs of the feet of a middle-aged female patient. The first radiograph (a) shows stress fractures in both feet in various stages of healing (black arrows). Symmetrical fractures at the base of the second metatarsals. Two years later (b) the fractures at the base to the second metatarsals have still not healed (black arrows); the fracture of the right fourth metatarsal has remodeled well and is now hard to appreciate (white arrow); the fracture of the right third metatarsal has healed (black arrowhead). Stress fractures are not rarely bilateral and symmetrical. Fractures at the base of a metatarsal heal less well than midshaft fractures