Cowboy's Dez Bryant to have Foot Surgery due to a Fracture

Last night, Dallas Cowboy, Dez Bryant, was injured during the team's first official game of the season. Reports state that Dez Bryant has a fracture or break of the fifth metatarsal bone on his foot. This is a bone on the outside of the foot that is frequently injured by athletes. Depending on the exact site of the break on the fifth metatarsal, it is sometimes called a Jones Fracture. Fifth metatarsal bones can have slow healing if broken in certain areas of the bone due to a reduced blood supply. Additionally, elite athletes often need surgery for this injury to adequately stabilize the bone with a screw or other hardware and to get them back to their sport as soon as possible. Patients that are not elite athletes may or may not require surgery for this fracture.