Third metatarsal bone

Third metatarsal bone

Infobox Bone
Name = Third metatarsal bone
Latin = os metatarsale III
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Caption = The third metatarsal. (Left.)



Caption2 = Bones of the right foot. Dorsal surface.
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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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