Compression fracture of the cuboid by indirect violence is not mentioned in many textbooks (3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11) and is seldom referred to in the voluminous literature of the past two decades (7). An isolated reference to cuboidal fracture appears in a single sentence by Schinz, Baensch, Friedl, and Uehlinger (8). Cases were reported by Benassi (1) in 1940, and by Bianchi (2) in 1931. The 5 cases which we are presenting were observed by us during the past year, possibly because these fractures are more common than is generally realized. Case Reports Case 1: A 45-year-old woman caught the tip of her left shoe on the edge of the curb while stepping up from the street. Her entire weight was brought to bear upon her foot, which was forced into marked plantar flexion. Sudden severe pain was felt in the tarsal region, and the patient could not step on the injured foot. Within a few minutes she was seen by an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. D. T. Jones, who noted marked swelling over the dorsum of the tarsus and marked t...