Fractured foot Coloured Xray of a spiral fracture bottom yellow of the third bone metatarsal of the fifth toe A spiral fracture is a diagonal break across a bone and is caused by a twisting movement about the long axis of the bone for example during a fall when skiing or ice skating This type of fracture is unstable and tends to slip even if the bone is splinted The tips of the broken bone can damage blood vessels nerves and skin The patient also has a bunion top yellow on their first metatarsal This is the swelling of the toes joint caused by wearing illfitting shoes