The accessory navicular is an extra bone growth usually found on the inside part of the foot, near the navicular bone. It’s not part of a typical bone structure in humans, and therefore, not many ...

Human skeletons are often described in neat textbook numbers, but real bodies are far messier and more interesting. Extra ...

Accessory navicular bone disorders represent a significant yet frequently under‐diagnosed anomaly in the paediatric foot. The accessory navicular is an extra ossicle located adjacent to the navicular ...

Some adults do indeed have more than 206 bones. These extras, known as accessory bones or supernumerary bones, may occur when ...

I am a 16-year-old runner. Two years ago I started having pain on the inside of my left foot. An orthopedic surgeon diagnosed the cause to be an “accessary navicular bone” in my foot. He said I did ...

Navicular fractures can occur in the middle of the foot. They also occur in the wrist, as one of the eight carpal bones at the base of the hand is also known as the scaphoid or navicular bone. A ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the foot is a valuable tool in diagnosing equine lameness and can clearly identify fragments or chips originating from the distal border of the navicular bone ...

Although researchers have been studying the equine navicular bone for years, many mysteries still surround it. For instance, advanced imaging techniques give veterinarians a clearer picture than ever ...

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.