- In
humans and many
other primates, the
calcaneus (/kælˈkeɪniəs/; from the
Latin calcaneus or calcaneum,
meaning heel; pl.:
calcanei or calcanea) or heel...
-
attach the plantaris,
gastrocnemius (calf) and
soleus muscles to the
calcaneus (heel) bone.
These muscles,
acting via the tendon,
cause plantar flexion...
- Sever's disease, also
known as
calcaneus apophysitis, is an
inflammation at the back of the heel (or
calcaneus)
growth plate in
growing children. The...
- forefoot: The
hindfoot is
composed of the
talus (or
ankle bone) and the
calcaneus (or heel bone). The two long
bones of the
lower leg, the
tibia and fibula...
- joint; inferiorly, at the
subtalar joint, to the
calcaneus or heel bone. Together, the
talus and
calcaneus form the hindfoot. The five
irregular bones of...
-
tendon or
Achilles tendon and
inserts onto the
posterior surface of the
calcaneus, or heel bone. The
gastrocnemius is
located with the
soleus in the posterior...
-
proper visualization of the
calcaneus, subtalar,
calcaneocuboid and
talonavicular joints.[citation needed] The
calcaneus, also
known as the heel bone...
- talus. At the foot end,
within the tarsus, the
talus articulates with the
calcaneus (heel bone) below, and with the
curved navicular bone in front; together...
- than true fascia.[citation needed] It runs from the
tuberosity of the
calcaneus (heel bone)
forward to the
heads of the
metatarsal bones (the bone between...
- of the
calcaneus. The
posterior talocalcaneal articulation is
formed by a
concave surface of the
talus and a
convex surface of the
calcaneus. The sustentaculum...
