Table 3 Comparison of foot examination postures for proximal and non‐proximal stress fracture of the second metatarsal.

	No with proximal fracture (n = 13)	No with non‐proximal fracture (n = 45)	p Value
Pas planus	4 (30.8)	3 (6.7)	0.0619
Pes cavus	1 (7.7)	0	0.5046
Hallux rigidus	3 (22.1)	5 (11.1)	0.5186
Hallux valgus	2 (15.4)	4 (8.9)	0.8725
Achilles contracture	3 (22.1)	0	0.0093*
First ray hypermobility	2 (15.4)	2 (4.4)	0.4533
Leg length discrepancy	0	0	–
First/second metatarsal length	0.80 (0.2)	0.95 (0.25)	0.0341*

Values in parentheses are percentages.

*Significance at p<0.05.