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Tendon Achilles Tendon Insertion Zones insertio tendinis calcanei (zonae) Foot & Ankle The Achilles tendon insertion has three distinct structural zones: the tendon proper, a fibrocartilage transition zone… Tendon Achilles Tendon Watershed Zone zona critica tendinis calcanei Lower Leg The Achilles tendon watershed zone (2-6 cm from the calcaneal insertion) is the least vascularised region… Tendon Achilles Tendon Insertional Complex tendo calcaneus insertio Foot & Ankle The Achilles tendon inserts on a broad footprint across the middle third of the posterior calcaneal… Tendon Achilles Tendon tendo calcaneus Lower Leg The Achilles tendon is the largest and strongest tendon in the body, formed by the convergence… Bursa Achilles Paratenon Bursa bursa paratenonis tendinis calcanei Lower Leg A thin-walled bursa within the paratenon of the Achilles tendon, forming between the tendon and its… Tendon Plantaris Distal Tendon tendo distalis musculi plantaris Lower Leg The plantaris muscle produces a very long thin tendon (up to 40 cm) that descends medially… Tendon Achilles-Plantaris Interface interfacies tendinis Achillis et musculi plantaris Lower Leg The plantaris muscle gives rise to a thin, ribbon-like tendon running medially between the soleus and… Tendon Medial Head of Gastrocnemius — Tendon tendo musculi gastrocnemii medialis Lower Leg The medial gastrocnemius head has a more distal musculotendinous junction than the lateral head and contributes… Tendon Soleus Tendon tendo musculi solei Lower Leg The soleus tendon merges with the gastrocnemius tendons to form the Achilles tendon but maintains a… Tendon Triceps Surae Tendon tendo musculi tricipitis surae Lower Leg The triceps surae represents the combined muscle-tendon unit of the two gastrocnemius heads and soleus, converging… Tendon Achilles Paratenon paratenon tendinis calcanei Lower Leg The Achilles tendon has no true synovial tendon sheath — instead it is surrounded by the… Tendon Plantaris Tendon tendo musculi plantaris Lower Leg The plantaris has a very short belly (approximately 5 to 10 cm) and an extremely long,… Tendon Gastrocnemius Tendon tendo musculi gastrocnemii Lower Leg The gastrocnemius aponeurosis (tendon) converges with the soleus at the musculotendinous junction of the Achilles tendon… Bursa Calcaneal Attachment Bursa (Haglund’s) bursa calcanei (morbus Haglund) Lower Leg The Haglund's bursa is a pathological bursa that develops between the prominent posterosuperior calcaneal tuberosity (Haglund's… Bursa Posterior Ankle Bursa bursa tendinis calcanei posterior Foot & Ankle The posterior ankle bursa (pre-Achilles bursa or retrocalcaneal bursa is sometimes conflated, but the posterior ankle… Bursa Subtendinous Calcaneal Bursa bursa subtendinea calcanei Foot & Ankle The subtendinous calcaneal bursa, also called the retrocalcaneal bursa, lies between the anterior surface of the… Bursa Posterior Subtalar Bursa bursa subtendinea calcanei posterior Foot & Ankle A small bursa sometimes develops posterior to the subtalar joint between the posterior calcaneal surface and… Bursa Calcaneal Bursa (Superficial) bursa calcanea subcutanea Foot & Ankle The superficial calcaneal bursa lies between the posterior heel skin and the Achilles tendon at the… Bursa Retrocalcaneal Bursa bursa tendinis calcanei Foot & Ankle The retrocalcaneal bursa is a deep bursa lying between the posterior superior surface of the calcaneus… Bone Calcaneal Body corpus calcanei Foot & Ankle The calcaneal body is the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel. It contains two weight-bearing facets… Bone Calcaneus (Full) calcaneus Foot & Ankle The calcaneus is the heel bone, the largest tarsal bone, and the primary weight-bearing bone of… Bone Calcaneal Tuberosity Detail tuber calcanei Foot & Ankle The calcaneal tuberosity is the posterior projection of the calcaneus that serves as the insertion of… Bone Calcaneal Tuberosity tuber calcanei Foot & Ankle The calcaneal tuberosity is the posterior rounded eminence of the calcaneus forming the heel, the weight-bearing… Bone Calcaneus calcaneus Foot & Ankle The calcaneus, or heel bone, is the largest bone in the foot, providing the posterior heel…