Navicular
Original Editor - Alex Benham
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Description[edit | edit source]
The navicular bone is one of the seven bones which make up the tarsus of the Ankle and Foot. It is located on the medial aspect of the foot, next to the cuboid bone, anterior to the head of the talus and posterior to the cuneiform bones. It is one of the five bones of the midfoot.
Structure[edit | edit source]
The navicular is a small irregular bone. Its posterior surface is concave and it has two faint ridges anteriorly to correspond with the articulation with the three cuneiform bones. There is a large protuberance on the inferomedial aspect
