Cuboid
Os cuboideum
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- What it is
- Cube-shaped bone on the lateral side of the midfoot, in front of the calcaneus, grooved underneath by the fibularis longus tendon.
- Function
- Forms part of the lateral longitudinal arch and supports the 4th and 5th metatarsals.
- Size
- ≈ 2.5 × 2 × 2 cm
- Clinical note
- Cuboid syndrome (subluxation) is a cause of lateral foot pain in dancers.