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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 apophysitis, is an
inflammation at the back of the heel (or
calcaneus)
growth plate in
growing children. The
condition is
thought to be caused...
- 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...
- ligament) is a long
ligament on the
underside of the foot that
connects the
calcaneus with the 2nd to 5th metatarsal. The long
plantar ligament is the longest...
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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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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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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...
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spongy fluid filled sac that
cushions the
fascia of the heel and the
calcaneus (heel bone). It is
characterized by
swelling and
tenderness of the central...
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surface of the
calcaneus. It is very
thick and strong,
being at
least 2.5 cm. in
breadth from side to side, and
serves to bind the
calcaneus and
talus firmly...
- are kidney-shaped
alveolar glands connected by a thin-walled duct to a
calcaneus spur on each hind limb. The
female platypus, in
common with echidnas,...
