This article is about a condition that evolves as an extra bone in the foot. Up to 2.5% of individuals are born with an extra bone right over the navicular bone in the foot in the middle of the arch.

The human foot exhibits a range of normal anatomical variants known as accessory ossicles, small extra bone fragments that arise from unfused secondary ossification centres. Although most ossicles ...

A 36-year-old woman requested a physical examination prior to excision of accessory navicular bone on her right foot, detected on MRI. She has no significant past medical history, but for the past 18 ...

This week we are going to discuss tarsal navicular fractures which are most commonly the result of either traumatic injury or repetitive stress with young individuals and athletes demonstrating the ...