Cuneiform bones
Three bones in the human foot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the cuneiform cartilages.
There are three cuneiform ("wedge-shaped") bones in the human foot:
- the first or medial cuneiform
- the second or intermediate cuneiform, also known as the middle cuneiform
- the third or lateral cuneiform
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Cuneiform bones; Cuneiform | |
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Latin | os cuneiformis pl. ossa cuneiformia |
FMA | 24517 |
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They are located between the navicular bone and the first, second and third metatarsal bones and are medial to the cuboid bone.[1]