The survival rate 5 years after ascites develops is only 30-40% and it is important that the patient and doctor discuss a referral to a liver specialist and a liver transplant center.
If the fractured bone does not break through the skin, it is called a closed fracture. Several types of fractures can occur to the forefoot bone on the side of the little toe (fifth metatarsal). Ballet dancers may break this bone during a misstep or fall from a pointe position. An ankle-twisting injury may tear the tendon that attaches to this bone and pull a small piece of the bone away.
1 Metatarsals â These bones connect the phalanges to the tarsals. There are five in number â one for each digit.  Phalanges â The bones of the toes. Each toe has three phalanges â a proximal, intermediate and distal (except the big toe, which only has two phalanges).