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Stress fractures are uncommon in skeletally immature patients and usually affect
adolescents involved in competitive sports, whereas they are very rare in young
children. Involvement of the fourth metatarsal is very infrequent and has been
associated with metatarsus adductus deformities. The authors describe a stress
fracture of the proximal fourth metatarsal occurred in a 5.5-year-old child with
a relapsed clubfoot. Operative correction of the deformity and cast
immobilization provided consolidation of the fracture. Stress fractures of
lateral metatarsals may represent a possible source of pain in recurrent
clubfeet, even in young children. In these cases, early correction of the
deformity is required.

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