peroneum

English

Noun

peroneum

  1. A small sesamoid bone in the foot found in some humans.
    • 2007, Stefano Bianchi, Carlo Martinoli, L.E. Derchi, G. Rizzatto, M. Valle, M.P. Zamorani, Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, →ISBN, page 851:
      A careful scanning technique is required to image to image the peroneus longus in this area due to anisotropy, as well as the presence of an accessory ossicle, the so-called peroneum, within its substance.
    • 1998, Douglas McKeag, Marc R. Safran, Steven P. Van Camp, Manual of Sports Medicine, Lippincott-Raven, →ISBN, page 471:
      If the rupture occurs distal to or through the os peroneum, proximal migration of the os can often be seen on the lateral x-ray.
    • 1906, T. Manners-Smith, “A Study of the Cuboid and Os Peroneum in the Primate Foot”, in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 42, page 412:
      In none of those did the peroneum articulate with the os calcis, though in all, the peroneal facet on the euboid extended as far back as the calcaneoeuboid articulation.
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