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...

proper visualization of the calcaneus, subtalar, calcaneocuboid and talonavicular joints.[citation needed] The calcaneus, also known as the heel bone...

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...

Andrenidae. "Callinicus calcaneus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26. "Callinicus calcaneus species details". Catalogue...

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...

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...

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...

dorsale, 24=os supratalare, 25=os calcaneus secundarius, 26=os subtibiale, 27=os subfibulare, 28=os retinaculi, 29=os calcaneus accessorius, 30=os trigonum...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

the Achilles tendon, which is attached to the posterior tubercle of the calcaneus. The plantaris closely follows the lateral head of the gastrocnemius....

malleolus to calcaneus. The inferior fibular retinaculum is a continuous extension from the inferior extensor retinaculum to the calcaneus.: 1418–9  Mechanoreceptors...

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...

the leg. Bones of the right leg, anterior surface Left calcaneus, inferior surface Left calcaneus, lateral surface Coronal section through right talocrural...

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...

Retrocalcaneal bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa located between the calcaneus and the anterior surface of the Achilles tendon. It commonly occurs in...

axis, extending from the calcaneus by the inferior portion of the calcaneocuboid joint to the inferior border of the calcaneus. Tangential to the inferior...

posterior surface of the navicular, the anterior articular surface of the calcaneus, and the upper surface of the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament. As its...

complex of three ligaments on the underside of the foot that connect the calcaneus with the navicular bone. The plantar calcaneonavicular ligamentous complex...

above to the lateral malleolus and below to the lateral surface of the calcaneus. The inferior fibers are continuous in front with those of the inferior...

with this condition is a heel spur, a small bony calcification on the calcaneus (heel bone), which can be found in up to 50% of those with plantar fasciitis...

The calcaneus spur found on the male platypus' hind limb is used to deliver venom....

muscles are the gastrocnemius, soleus and the heel bone is called the calcaneus. It is approximately 15 centimeters (5.9 inches) long and begins near...

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...