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cuneiform ; the third metatarsal articulates with the 

 external cuneiform ; the fourth and fifth metatarsals 

 articulate with the cuboid. 



The first metatarsal articulates with the tarsus at a 

 plane most anterior to all these. The metatarso-tarsal 

 articulation forms a curve passing outward and back- 

 ward, the fifth metatarso-tarsal joint being most posterior ; 

 the second metatarsal is mortised in between the internal 

 and external cuneiform bones ; its articulation with the 

 middle cuneiform is more than a half-inch posterior to 

 the joint of the internal cuneiform and first metatarsal. 



