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.

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 ...

Adult human bodies typically have about 206 bones. But is it possible to have more?

I just recently developed severe pain at the small bump (bone) above my right foot arch. If surgery is only a temporary solution, since the cartilage grows back, what can be done to relieve or prevent ...

Accessory ossicles are bony structures (normal congenital variant) that separate from adjacent bone and are usually embedded within tendons. More than 40 different types of accessory ossicles have ...