by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Bone
The First Metatarsal Bone (os metatarsale I; metatarsal bone of the great toe) is remarkable for its great thickness, and is the shortest of the metatarsal bones. The body is strong, and of well-marked prismoid form.The base presents, as a rule, no articular facets on...
by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Bone
The Second Metatarsal Bone (os metatarsale II) is the longest of the metatarsal bones, being prolonged backward into the recess formed by the three cuneiform bones. Its base is broad above, narrow and rough below. It presents four articular surfaces: one behind, of a...
by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Bone
The Fourth Metatarsal Bone (os metatarsale IV) is smaller in size than the preceding; its base presents an oblique quadrilateral surface for articulation with the cuboid; a smooth facet on the medial side, divided by a ridge into an anterior portion for articulation...
by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Bone
The Fifth Metatarsal Bone (os metatarsale V) is recognized by a rough eminence, the tuberosity, on the lateral side of its base. The base articulates behind, by a triangular surface cut obliquely in a transverse direction, with the cuboid; and medially, with the...
by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Bone
The Third Metatarsal Bone (os metatarsale III) articulates proximally, by means of a triangular smooth surface, with the third cuneiform; medially, by two facets, with the second metatarsal; and laterally, by a single facet, with the fourth metatarsal. This last facet...
by admin | Jul 5, 2022 | Bone
The Second Cuneiform Bone (os cuneiforme secundum; middle cuneiform), the smallest of the three, is of very regular wedge-like form, the thin end being directed downward. It is situated between the other two cuneiforms, and articulates with the navicular behind, and...
