In humans and many other primates, the calcaneus (/kælˈkeɪniəs/; from the Latin calcaneus or calcaneum, meaning heel; pl.: calcanei or calcanea) or heel...
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Achilles tendon (redirect from Tendo calcaneus)
attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone. These muscles, acting via the tendon, cause plantar flexion...
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Calcaneal fracture (redirect from Calcaneus fracture)
proper visualization of the calcaneus, subtalar, calcaneocuboid and talonavicular joints.[citation needed] The calcaneus, also known as the heel bone...
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Sever's disease (redirect from Calcaneus apophysitis)
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...
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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...
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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...
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Andrenidae. "Callinicus calcaneus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26. "Callinicus calcaneus species details". Catalogue...
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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...
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Accessory bone (redirect from Os calcaneus secundarium)
dorsale, 24=os supratalare, 25=os calcaneus secundarius, 26=os subtibiale, 27=os subfibulare, 28=os retinaculi, 29=os calcaneus accessorius, 30=os trigonum...
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An inferior calcaneal spur is located on the inferior aspect of the calcaneus and is typically a response to plantar fasciitis over a period, but may...
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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...
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Rhacophorus calcaneus (vernacular name: Vietnam flying frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Vietnam. It has been extensively...
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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...
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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...
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malleolus to calcaneus. The inferior fibular retinaculum is a continuous extension from the inferior extensor retinaculum to the calcaneus.: 1418–9 Mechanoreceptors...
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the joint between the calcaneus and the cuboid bone. The calcaneocuboid joint is a type of saddle joint between the calcaneus and the cuboid bone. There...
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the Achilles tendon, which is attached to the posterior tubercle of the calcaneus. The plantaris closely follows the lateral head of the gastrocnemius....
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tendon or Achilles tendon and inserts onto the posterior surface of the calcaneus, or heel bone. In contrast to some animals, the human soleus and gastrocnemius...
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Retrocalcaneal bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa located between the calcaneus and the anterior surface of the Achilles tendon. It commonly occurs in...
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axis, extending from the calcaneus by the inferior portion of the calcaneocuboid joint to the inferior border of the calcaneus. Tangential to the inferior...
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malleolus and descends posteroinferiorly below to a lateral side of the calcaneus. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 351 of the...
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posterior surface of the navicular, the anterior articular surface of the calcaneus, and the upper surface of the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament. As its...
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two-headed gastrocnemius and the soleus. These muscles both insert into the calcaneus, the bone of the heel of the human foot, and form the major part of the...
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the leg. Bones of the right leg, anterior surface Left calcaneus, inferior surface Left calcaneus, lateral surface Coronal section through right talocrural...
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Talocalcaneal joint In the horse, the hock consists of the following bones: Talus Calcaneus Central tarsal bone Fused 1st and 2nd tarsal bone 3rd tarsal bone 4th...
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posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg. To...
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tendon. It occasionally separately inserts into the medial side of the calcaneus. The plantaris muscle is innervated by the tibial nerve, a branch of the...
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showing the measurement of calcaneal pitch, which is an angle of the calcaneus and the inferior aspect of the foot, with different sources giving different...
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and concavo-convex, for articulation with the anterior surface of the calcaneus (the calcaneocuboid joint); its infero-medial angle projects backward...
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The calcaneus spur found on the male platypus' hind limb is used to deliver venom....
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