Third metatarsal bone
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| Bone: Third metatarsal bone | |
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| The third metatarsal. (Left.) | |
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| Bones of the right foot. Dorsal surface. | |
| Latin | os metatarsale III |
| Gray's | subject #64 274 |
The third metatarsal bone 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 is situated at the dorsal angle of the base.
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 X-ray of foot, showing phalangeal fracture |
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