TOPIC: RANDOM MIX

A true Jones fracture occurs in a specific anatomical zone of the fifth metatarsal that is prone to nonunion due to a watershed blood supply. Where is this fracture strictly located?

A Avulsion at the insertion of the peroneus brevis tendon
B Spiral fracture of the distal diaphysis
C Transverse fracture of the proximal diaphyseal junction extending into the tarsometatarsal joint
D Transverse fracture at the metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction extending into the intermetatarsal articulation
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