—The calcaneus is the largest of the tarsal bones.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 6d. The Foot. 1. The Tarsus] Reference

Childress said Monday the MRI revealed a fracture and an "avulsion" fracture in the calcaneus, which is the heel bone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference

In severe cases, you can get a calcaneus heel spur that makes things worse.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference

To tone her waitress muscles-the extensor hallucis, the tendo calcaneus, the tibialis anterior-Ellen Cherry walked to work the next morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Skinny Legs and All]

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brad Childress: Brett Favre has two fractures in his ankle] Reference

—The calcaneus articulates with two bones: the talus and cuboid.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 6d. The Foot. 1. The Tarsus] Reference

The bones which form the meeting point of the talus and the calcaneus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk] Reference

—The talus articulates with four bones: tibia, fibula, calcaneus, and navicular.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 6d. The Foot. 1. The Tarsus] Reference

Calcaneocuboid Articulation (articulatio calcaneocuboidea; articulation of the calcaneus with the cuboid).    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7e. Intertarsal Articulations] Reference

The actual point of inflammation is the calcaneus - where the heel pad ends and the arch of the foot begins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home | Mail Online] Reference

—Origin subject to considerable variation; it often receives fibers from the calcaneus or long plantar ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [IV. Myology. 8e. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Foot] Reference

It is most frequently met with as an addition to pes equinus or pes calcaneus of paralytic origin, and has already been described.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

Later, there is pain over the greater process of the calcaneus in front of the lateral malleolus, from these bones coming into contact.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

Division of the tendo calcaneus (Achillis) is not to be recommended as a means of combating the backward tilting of the distal fragment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

The deformity presents a combination of the hollow foot -- pes cavus -- with pes calcaneus, and resembles that of a Chinese lady's foot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

—The cuboid bone is placed on the lateral side of the foot, in front of the calcaneus, and behind the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 6d. The Foot. 1. The Tarsus] Reference

Usually when we speak of these injuris, it's the tibia or one of the main weight bearing bones of the foot like the talus or the calcaneus.    From Wordnik.com.  [NBA.com: Fantasy News] Reference

It is very thick and strong, being at least 2.5 cm. in breadth from side to side, and serves to bind the calcaneus and talus firmly together.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7e. Intertarsal Articulations] Reference

—The anterior talocalcaneal ligament extends from the front and lateral surface of the neck of the talus to the superior surface of the calcaneus.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7e. Intertarsal Articulations] Reference

—The movements permitted between the talus and calcaneus are limited to gliding of the one bone on the other backward and forward and from side to side.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7e. Intertarsal Articulations] Reference

If the overriding of the fragments persists, extension may be taken directly from the bone, the ice-tong callipers gripping the malleoli or the calcaneus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

The medial arch (see Fig. 290, page 276) is made up by the calcaneus, the talus, the navicular, the three cuneiforms, and the first, second, and third metatarsals.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7j. Arches of the Foot] Reference

The individual tarsal bones, especially the talus and calcaneus, are altered in shape as well as in their relations to one another and to the tibio-fibular socket.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 6d. The Foot. 1. The Tarsus] Reference

Compound fractures confined to the calcaneus may be treated on conservative lines, but if associated with other injuries of the foot they may necessitate amputation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

This ligament not only serves to connect the calcaneus and navicular, but supports the head of the talus, forming part of the articular cavity in which it is received.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7e. Intertarsal Articulations] Reference

This varies in length in different individuals, is convex from side to side, concave from before backward, and supports a mass of fat placed in front of the tendo calcaneus.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 6d. The Foot. 1. The Tarsus] Reference

In marked cases the long axis of the calcaneus is vertical, the tendo Achillis lies in close contact with the tibia, and the hollows on either side of the tendon are absent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

It is attached, above, to the groove between the articular facets of the under surface of the talus; below, to a corresponding depression on the upper surface of the calcaneus.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7e. Intertarsal Articulations] Reference