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adj. - Relating to the heel bone or heel.

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Usage examples (13)
  • “The tibial shaft was unstable, so you managed the fracture with calcaneal pin traction, is that correct?”
  • I believe I may be having the Evans procedure, possibly Achilles tendon lengthening, and / or a calcaneal fusion type procedure.
  • It is bounded anteriorly by a deep depression which is continued backward and medialward in the form of a groove, the calcaneal sulcus.
  • The middle calcaneal articular surface is small, oval in form and slightly convex; it articulates with the upper surface of the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus.
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