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Achilles tendon
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Achilles tendon
the fibrous cord that connects the muscles of the calf to the heelbone
Achilles tendon [ə′kil·ēz ′ten·dən]
(anatomy)
The tendon formed by union of the tendons of the calf muscles, the soleus and gastrocnemius, and inserted into the heel bone.
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Classifying calcaneal tendon injury according to MRI findings.
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Students presented on a variety of topics including kinematics and kinetics of various exercises, use of anthropometric calculations for weightlifters, isokinetics of shoulder exercises, exercise effect and loading for people with low back pain, kinematics of stroke gait, ground reaction forces of running (human and equine), mathematical modeling approaches to reaching and walking, tissue biomechanics of the calcaneal tendon and patellar tendon.
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To correct the deformity, a split-tendon transfer of the posterior tibialis is indicated, combined with a lengthening of the calcaneal tendon.
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