Cuneiform bones

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 9 Nov 2020

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Citation:

Bell D, Cuneiform bones. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-83982

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-83982

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83982

Article created:

9 Nov 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

9 Nov 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

There are three cuneiform bones in the tarsus of a normal human foot, they are from medial to lateral:

Cuneiform means wedge-shaped from the Latin words 'cuneus' meaning wedge and 'form' referring to shape.