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calcaneus

NOUN
  1. the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel

How To Use calcaneus In A Sentence

  • I fractured my calcaneus right there in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in front of all those writers at the party and now I have to live with that, every day, that pain in my left heel, telling me, “Sean, you did this — every bit of this — to yourself.” Someone Emailed Me Last Night and Asked if I Would Write About Nachos.
  • An MRI revealed that Favre has an evulsion fracture, in which the ligament pulls a piece of bone from the bone, of the calcaneus (heel bone) and a stress fracture. Brad Childress: Brett Favre has two fractures in his ankle
  • The tendon then extends obliquely forward across the lateral side of the calcaneus, below the trochlear process, and the tendon of the Peronæus brevis, and under cover of the inferior peroneal retinaculum. IV. Myology. 8c. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Leg
  • Because of the Achilles tendon's insertion into the calcaneus, the tendon can be exposed to forces secondary to subtalar motion.
  • The medial, situated in front of the middle calcaneal facet, is convex, triangular, or semi-oval in shape, and rests on the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament; the lateral, named the anterior calcaneal articular surface, is somewhat flattened, and articulates with the facet on the upper surface of the anterior part of the calcaneus. II. Osteology. 6d. The Foot. 1. The Tarsus
  • An MRI revealed that Favre has an evulsion fracture, in which the ligament pulls a piece of bone from the bone, of the calcaneus (heel bone) and a stress fracture. Brad Childress: Brett Favre has two fractures in his ankle
  • On the lateral aspect of the calcaneus, 20 mm posterior to the peroneal trochlea, the periosteum covering an 8 x 8 mm area was peeled, and two anchors were inserted into the calcaneus at least 8 mm apart.
  • Vikings coach Brad Childress said Monday an MRI on Favre's foot revealed the fracture and an "avulsion" fracture in the calcaneus, which is the heel bone. Brett Favre Injured: Fractured Ankle Could End Consecutive Games Streak
  • Childress said Monday the MRI revealed a fracture and an "avulsion" fracture in the calcaneus, which is the heel bone. Thestar.com - Home Page
  • The plantar fascia, a band of connective tissue deep to the fat layer of the base (plantar aspect) of the foot, spans from the medial plantar tuberosity of the calcaneus to the base of the digits.
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