Lateral cuneiform bone

Bone: Third cuneiform bone
Skeleton of foot. Lateral aspect.
Latin	os cuneiforme laterale, os cuneiforme tertium
Gray's	subject #63 271
Dorlands / Elsevier	o_07/12598261

The lateral cuneiform (also known as third cuneiform / external cuneiform) intermediate in size between the other two cuneiform bones, is also wedge-shaped, the base being uppermost.

It occupies the center of the front row of the tarsal bones, between the second cuneiform medially, the cuboid laterally, the navicular posteriorly and the third metatarsal in front.

Additional images

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  Bones of the right foot. Dorsal surface.

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  Bones of the right foot. Plantar surface.

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  The left third cuneiform. Postero-medial view.

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  The third left cuneiform. Antero-lateral view.

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  Skeleton of foot. Medial aspect.

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  Oblique section of left intertarsal and tarsometatarsal articulations, showing the synovial cavities.

External links

• lateral+cuneiform+bone at eMedicine Dictionary

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