Question

A young man leaped from his hotel room to avoid burning to death in a fire. If he landed on his heels, what bone was likely to fracture? Unfortunately for the young man, a 240-pound fireman ran by and stepped heavily on the distal part of a young man’s foot (not the toes). What bones now could be broken?

Answer 1

The young man in question who leaped from the hotel room onto his heels and was then stepped on by a fireman is likely to have fractured 11 bones in each of his feet.

The feet of most individuals are comprised of 7 tarsal bones, 5 metatarsals, and 14 phalanges (2 for the "big toe" and 3 for all others). The only group with names are that of the tarsal bones, which are:

• Calcaneus
• Talus
• Cuboid
• Navicular
• Medial, middle, and lateral cuneiforms

The question states that the young man landed on his heels. This would mean that the bone that absorbed the impact of the fall is the calcaneus, which comprises the heel of the foot.

The young man's foot is then stepped on by a 240-pound fireman. Assuming that all of the bones stepped on are fractured, the young man will have fractures in each of the tarsal bones with exception of the talus which comprises the ankle as well as the metatarsal bones.

The question states that the fireman steps on the distal part of the man's foot, but not the toes. This area of the foot is comprised of the tarsal bones mentioned above, and the metatarsals. This is why all of the these bones listed above except the talus are likely fractured.

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