5th Metatarsal Avulsion Fracture (Zone 1/Pseudo-Jones) - Surgery?!
Rolled my ankle on a run about 6 months ago. Have had chronic pain on outer foot but it's been manageable with limited mileage. I finally had enough of the lack of progress and got x-rays done yesterday. Surgeon seems very adamant about surgery, either screwing/pinning the fractured piece back on or removing it and tightening the tendon. Kinda appealing, he said the surgery is 40mins and I can be back running at the 4-6 week point should things heal nicely.
After reading up on this injury, seems like surgery is typically avoided. Perhaps my hubris thinking it'd heal and being on my feet/running the last six months has ruined the natural healing process? I likely would have needed a boot and to stay off of it. Just wondering if I should consider a second opinion before diving into surgery.