Calcaneus or Calcaneum is the largest of the tarsal bones is the largest bone of the foot.
The posterior half of the bone is the tuber calcanei. On its lower edge on either sides are its lateral and medial processes which serve as the origins of the abductor hallucis and abductor digit minimi. The Achilles tendon is inserted into a roughened area on its superior side, the cuboid bone articulates with its anterior side, and on its superior side are three articular surfaces for the articulation with the talus bone. [Read more...]
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