NAN-S-17
Injury
London, Feb. 14, 2017 (NAN) Manchester City Football Club on Tuesday said their new forward, Gabriel Jesus, suffered a broken metatarsal in the 2-0 Premier League win against Bournemouth on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 19-year-old was taken off in the 15th minute at Vitality Stadium when he appeared to have picked up the foot injury.
A statement from Manchester City said the Brazil international would undergo further examinations in the coming days to establish the extent of his layoff.
The player who completed a £27 million move from Palmeiras in January has played five times for City since then.
Jesus was hoping to become the third City player to find the net on each of his first three Premier League starts, having scored at West Ham and twice against Swansea.
The other two players to have achieved that feat are former striker Emmanuel Adebayor and current midfielder Kevin de Bruyne.
NAN reports that metatarsals are the five long bones in the forefoot which connect the ankle bones to those of the toes.
The first is linked to the big toe and the fifth, on the outer foot, links to the little toe.
Together, the five metatarsals act as a unit to help share the load of the body, and they move position to cope with uneven ground.
Injuries usually occur as a result of a direct blow to the foot, a twisting injury or over-use.
Medical experts recommend rest with no exercise and sport for four to eight weeks.
The patient might be asked to wear walking boots or stiff-soled shoes to protect the injury while it heals.
If the cause is over-use, then treatment can vary hugely.
Training habits, equipment used and athletic technique should all be investigated.
It all depends on the damage and which metatarsal bone is involved, but it is impossible to put a timescale on recovery from a stress injury.(NAN)
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(Edited by Dorcas Jonah and Olawale Alabi)