When is fracture boot really needed with metatarsal stress fracture?

I believe the most commonly prescribed and most overprescribed treatment for injured runners is probably a fracture walking boot.  The big question for your doctor is... Is the fracture walking boot really necessary or not, given my stage of injury recovery? When is a fracture walking boot really necessary for a metatarsal stress fracture?  Well, that's a great question and that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.