Friday, January 4, 2008
44 - tarsals anatomy
click on the picture to get the larger image with beautiful descriptions .
the bones in the hindfoot AND midfoot ( TARSALS ) are talus , calcaneum , navicular , medial , intermediate and lateral cuneiforms ( first , second and third respectively ) , cuboid .
the third or lateral cuneiform articulates with 6 bones , whereas the medial and intermediate cuneiforms articulate with 4 bones each . the cuboid articulates with 4 bones too but sometimes it articulates with the navicular too .
navicular and talus articulates with 4 bones each and the calcaneum articulates with 2 bones .
Labels:
calcaneum,
cuboid,
cuneiforms,
navicular bone,
orthopedics,
talus,
tarsals
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