Decision Making in Management of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Fracture: A Short Review

Management of Fifth Metatarsal Fracture

Mohd Yusoff Yahaya, Orthopaedic Discipline, Surgical Science Cluster, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, 47000 Selangor. Tel: +60361267314 Fax: +603-6126 5224 Email: yusoffyahaya@gmail.com

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