The march fracture is a type of stress fracture. It occurs in one of the metatarsals. The name refers to military recruits who developed stress fractures after long marches.

A	AP radiograph of the foot. This shows a region of periosteal new bone at the distal aspect of the second metatarsal. This corresponds to a stress fracture.

Links to online textbooks:

• Wheeless' Orthopedics: discussion of march fracture
• Wheeless' Orthopedics: menu of stress fractures

Links to online cases:

• Michael Tobin

References:

• Chowchuen P, Resnick D: Stress fractures of the metatarsal heads Skeletal Radiol. 1998 Jan;27(1):22-5.           [See related articles]
• Weinfeld SB, Haddad SL, Myerson MS: Metatarsal stress fractures Clin Sports Med. 1997 Apr;16(2):319-38.           [See related articles]