Meanings
- A small sesamoid bone in the foot found in some humans.
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.
1998, Douglas McKeag, Marc R. Safran, Steven P. Van Camp, Manual of Sports Medicine, Lippincott-Raven, →ISBN, page 4712 more examples
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.
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 851In 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.
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
Origin
- Latinperoneum
- Englishperoneum
Borrowed from Latin peroneum.
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