OK, did some more research. There are a few basic fractures that can occur to the 5th metatarsal (which is the bone that connects to your little toe). The worst of these fractures is called the Jones fracture. There are two options when this type of fracture occurs: either have surgery on the foot (in which a screw is placed in the foot) or place the foot in a cast and let it heal naturally. Generally, the foot will be in the cast for as little as 3 weeks, to as many as 16 weeks, depending on how displaced the bone is. The big concern with this fracture is that the bone must heal completely, or else the condition will re-occur over time. The fracture has a tendency to heal slowly because of it's location in the foot. Blood flow to that section of the metatarsal is poor, and the tendons in the foot cause an almost constant motion at the area of the fracture.</p>
Another fracture is the avulsion fracture, which generally happens in young athletes, so I highly doubt this is what Marcus has.</p>
The final fracture is, of course, the stress fracture. These take about 4-10 weeks to heal, depending on the severity of pain the patient heals. After this time period, the level of activity can increase. During the first week of recovery, no stress is placed on the foot at all, so the patient is usually restricted to his bed.</p>
So, since Marcus is having surgery, I guess he suffered the Jones fracture.</p>
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