The video that accompanies this article is "Fracture of the Proximal Fifth Metatarsal," available on the Orthopaedic Knowledge Online Website, at http://www5.aaos.org/oko/jaaos/surgical.cfm Dr. Den Hartog is Assistant Clinical Professor, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls Campus, Sioux Falls, SD, and is in private practice, Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center, Rapid City, SD. Dr. Den Hartog or a member of his immediate family serves as a board member, owner, officer, or committee member of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and has received royalties from, is a member of a speakers' bureau or has made paid presentations on behalf of, is a consultant to or an employee of, and owns stock or stock options in OrthoHelix Surgical Designs. Reprint requests: Dr. Den Hartog, Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center, 7220 South Highway 16, Rapid City, SD 57702.
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