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Table 1 Overview of general data and functional outcome of patients with fractures to the proximal fifth metatarsal bone classified according to L&B

From: Functional outcome of 103 fractures of the proximal fifth metatarsal bone

 

Conservative

Operative

Number of patients

60% (n = 62)

40% (n = 41)

Gender

63% female (n = 39)

59% female (n = 24)

Side

48% left (n = 30)

51% left (n = 21)

Age (median, SD, y)

53 ± 20

42 ± 17

L&B I

16% (n = 10)

7% (n = 3)

L&B II

73% (n = 45)

54% (n = 22)

L&B III

11% (n = 7)

39% (n = 16)

Follow-up (median, min; max, months)

55 (15; 122)

68 (16; 164)