Cuboid

Study entry

Parts

A more or less cubic bone, the most lateral of the distal row of the tarsus. On the lateral and inferior surfaces, in front of the tuberosity of the cuboid, it has a groove for the tendon of the fibularis longus, which enters the sole of the foot there.

Joints

With the calcaneus, behind; with the lateral cuneiform; with the bases of the metatarsals, in front.

Source: cap. 7, «Huesos del miembro inferior: huesos del pie: tarso»

Other structures in this region

• Hip bone
• Femur
• Patella
• Tibia
• Fibula
• Talus
• Calcaneus
• Navicular