os intermetatarseum

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os in·ter·met·a·tar·se·um

a supernumerary bone at the base of the first metatarsal, or between the first and second metatarsal bones, usually fused with one or the other or with the medial cuneiform bone.

Synonym(s): intermetatarseum

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os in·ter·met·a·tar·se·um

(os in'tĕr-met-ă-tahr'sē-ŭm)

A supernumerary bone at the base of the first metatarsal, or between the first and second metatarsal bones, usually fused with one or the other or with the medial cuneiform bone.

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References in periodicals archive ?

Os vesalinum, os intermetatarseum, os supratalare, os supranaviculare, os calcaneus secundarium and os talotibiale are rarely seen forms of accessory bones (I).

A Rare Co-Existence of Os Accessorium Supracalcaneum and Os Trigonum

We discuss some of the more commonly symptomatic bones, namely the os acromiale, os styloideum, metacarpal and hallux sesamoids, patella, os trigonum, os calcaneus secundarius, accessory navicular, os peroneum, and os intermetatarseum.

Os intermetatarseum is present in approximately 1% of feet.

Accessory ossicles and sesamoid bones: spectrum of pathology and imaging evaluation