Name

# 3rd Metatarsal

Pronunciation

(meta-tar-sal)

Notes

The Third Metatarsal Bone('os metatarsale III') [Fig. 3] The third metatarsal bone articulates proximally, by means of a triangular smooth surface, with the third cuneiform; medially, by two facets, with the second metatarsal; and laterally, by a single facet, with the fourth metatarsal. This last facet is situated at the dorsal angle of the base.