Name

# 4th Metatarsal

Pronunciation

(meta-tar-sal)

Notes

The Fourth Metatarsal Bone ('os metatarsale IV') [Fig. 4] The fourth metatarsal bone is smaller in size than the preceding; its base presents an oblique quadrilateral surface for articulation with the cuboid; a smooth facet on the medial side, divided by a ridge into an anterior portion for articulation with the third metatarsal, and a posterior portion for articulation with the third cuneiform; on the lateral side a single facet, for articulation with the fifth metatarsal.