Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: My son’s orthopedist said his foot pain is due to his heel bone being fused with one of his foot bones. She recommended surgery ...

The 26 bones of the foot consist of eight distinct types, including the tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges, cuneiforms, talus, navicular, and cuboid bones. The skeletal structure of the foot is similar ...

Q: My son’s orthopedist said his foot pain is due to his heel bone being fused with one of his foot bones. She recommended surgery. My son is only 12. Does this sound right? There are 26 bones in the ...

There are 26 bones in the foot: the 14 toe bones (phalanges), five mid-foot bones (metatarsals), and seven other proximal foot bones (including the heel bone, called the calcaneus, and the talus that ...