Short bones
Last revised by Pamela Mayhew
on 27 Jul 2022
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Jones J, Mayhew P, Short bones. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Nov 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-42636
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Short bones are 1 of the 5 types of bones in the body and represent bones that are shorter than they are wide. The carpal and tarsal bones are all short bones.
Sesamoid bones (bones that form within tendons) are not "short bones" but have a category all to themselves.
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