Ankle and foot
Base of the fifth metatarsal
Basis ossis metatarsi V
- How to find it
- Follow the lateral border of the foot proximally to the clear bump halfway along the foot.
- What you use it for
- Insertion of the fibularis brevis; tenderness here after an inversion trauma belongs to the Ottawa ankle rules and fits an avulsion fracture.
- On the bone
- Fifth metatarsal bone
- Body region
- Ankle and foot