Possible Foot Injuries from a Fall: What to Expect

Question
My nephew dropped at 10 pound weight about five feet onto his foot. I haven't heard what his condition is but I am curious as to what type of injury do you think would result from this. He plays football in highschool and am wondering how long it would sideline him from football and if you think he would be out for the rest of the season or out of PE and am basically wondering the consequences.

Answer
Hi Brad,
I assume that he had xrays taken. If negative for fracture, he should recover just fine with conservative care and be out of sports and or PE for no more than a week or so. If he DID fracture his foot, that is a minimum of 6 weeks of no sports during the healing process.