Metatarsal bones the metatarsals are the bones most often involved. These fractures are sometimes called march fractures, based on their traditional association with military recruits after long marches. The second and third metatarsals are fixed while walking, thus these metatarsals are common sites of injury. The fifth metatarsal may be fractured if the foot is oversupinated during locomotion. Protection from injuries can be given by the use of safety footwear which can use built-in or removable metatarsal guards. Metatarsal bones The metatarsal bones, or metatarsus are a group of five long bones in the foot, located between the tarsal bones of the
The Bones The Bones The Bones (), at high, is the seventh-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, or the eighth-highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry, and is a small sharp peak on the dramatic "Beenkeragh Ridge", and is sometimes mistaken with "The Bone", the north-east spur of Maolán Buí, which descends into the "Hag's Glen". The Bones is the highest point on a narrow rocky arête called the "Beenkeragh Ridge", situated between Carrauntoohil (Ireland's highest peak), and Beenkeragh (Ireland's second-highest peak), in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. The