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calcaneus

[kal′kan·ē·əs]

(anatomy)

A bone of the tarsus, forming the heel bone in humans. Also known as calcaneum.

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Both releve and the on pointe position require stretching and training over many years to enable a dancer to achieve this maximum ankle excursion and to allow the talus to glide under the dome of the tibia in close proximity of the calcaneus.

Posterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome and M. Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendinopathy in Dancers Results of Open Surgery

We used the calcaneus bone for QUS assessment because it contains a large percentage of trabecular bone, which has a high metabolic turnover rate (Toyras et al.

Calcaneus quantitative ultrasound and Body Composition in Preschool Children: Physical Activity Consideration/ Ultrasonido Cuantitativo de Calcaneo y Composicion Corporal en Ninos Preescolares: Consideracion de Actividad Fisica

According to the WHO definition based on T-score values, the proportion of patients with osteoporosis at femoral neck, lumbar spine (measured by DXA) and calcaneus (measured by QUS) were 15%, 29%, and 12%, respectively, while patients with osteopenia were 61.

Comparison between the gold standard DXA with calcaneal quantitative ultrasound based-strategy (QUS) to detect osteoporosis in an HIV infected cohort

The measurement site for BMD is the calcaneus of patient.

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND LOW BACKACHE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Calcaneal/Rearfoot varus is when the calcaneus is inverted with the subtalar joint is in neutral and the forefoot is perpendicular to the lower leg.

Pathomechanics of the Foot

The diagnosis of PF was based on tenderness localized to the medial tubercle of the calcaneus, and pain that started with the first step in the morning and worsened with weight-bearing activity.

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Versus Kinesiology Taping in the Management of Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Os vesalinum, os intermetatarseum, os supratalare, os supranaviculare, os calcaneus secundarium and os talotibiale are rarely seen forms of accessory bones (I).

A Rare Co-Existence of Os Accessorium Supracalcaneum and Os Trigonum

Sexual dimorphism of the calcaneus of South African blacks.

A morphological study on patterns of human calcaneal articular facets for talus in population of bihar and its clinical implications

An Atkins procedure (namely a full thickness "L" incision on the lateral surface of the calcaneus with creation of a flap) should be preferred, not only because the neurologic structures, in particular the sural nerve, are protected along with Achilles tendon and the plantar fascia, (4) but also since it permits useful localization of the calcaneal insertion of the extensors retinaculum and talocalcaneal ligament (Fig.

Technique Tricks for the Gleich-Koutsogiannis Surgical Procedure for Correction of the Adult Acquired Flatfoot

Eleven cases of intraosseous lipoma of the calcaneus.

TOPUK AGRISININ NADIR BIR NEDENI, KALKANEUS YERLESIMLI INTRAOSSEOZ LIPOM: 9 OLGUNUN RETROSPEKTIF ANALIZI VE LITERATUR DERLEMESI/A RARE CAUSE OF THE HEEL PAIN: INTRAOSSEOUS LIPOMA OF THE CALCANEUS: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 9 CASES

In other body segments, they observed bone degradation in scapulae, ulna, ribs, iliac, sacrum, and calcaneus.

First forensic records of termite activity on non-fossilized human bones in Brazil/Primeiros relatos forenses de atividade de termitas em ossos humanos nao fossilizados no Brasil

The Evans osteotomy is a lengthening procedure for the calcaneus (heel bone), used most commonly for treating flatfeet.