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What is the difference between a syndesmosis injury and a fifth metatarsal fracture?
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Refer to answer: Syndesmosis is refereed to ligaments connection between tibia and fibula bone in legs. Fractured is a break. Metatarsal is the bone in the foot.
Answered 12/7/2015
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Different places: A 5th metatarsal fracture typically occurs in the foot along the outside of the foot; whereas, a syndesmosis injury is at the bottom of the leg just above the ankle between the tibia and fibula.
Answered 6/2/2016
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