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What is calcaneous?

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The Calcaneal is the heel bone in the foot. It's also the largest bone in the human foot. It also is the name given to the corresponding bones in other mammals.

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heel bone of the foot

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What is another name of heel bone?

calcaneal


What are other ways to spell calcaneus?

calcaneous


The heel bone is also known as?

Calcaneous


Where on your body is the calcaneal?

calcaneal or calcaneous is the heel


What part of the body is the calcaneous found?

It is the heel bone.


What forms the heel of the foot?

Calcaneous is the heel bone and it is the largest bone in the human foot.


Can a person break a heel?

Your heel is a bone called the calcaneous, and bones can certainly be broken. If you feel you have broken or cracked a bone, have your doctor X-ray it to be certain. They can give you a cast that you can walk on until the bone heals.


What is The junction of the foot bones and the tibia?

The tibia attaches to the largest tarsal of the foot, the calcaneous bone, also known as the heel bone.


Is there a bone growth stimulator for the ankle?

I have a bone growth stimulator and it's for the calcaneous but by what I've been told there is one for the ankle. Try contacting EBI BIOMET.


What is the insertion of the primary muscle used in a seated calf raise?

the heel, in particular the calcaneus. the joint utilised being the tibiotalar joint.


Why is calcanaeous and navicular surgery needed?

Most often when the navicular in displaced or broken into multiple pieces. Often, calcaneous fractures require surgery. Susan RN, surgery floor


Is the calcaneous part of the pivot joint?

No. There is a pivot joint in the neck between cervical 1 and 2. There is also one in each elbow with the radius and ulna. The cervical pivot allows a person to turn their head. The pivot in the elbow allows a person to turn the hand over.