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Achilles/calcaneal/heel tendon (chorda magna, tendo calcaneus)

Tendon of the gastrocnemius & soleus attaching to the tuberosity of the calcaneus. Pathology: - Achilles tendonitis - Achilles tendon rupture - content of collagen 3 vs collagen 1 renders tendon susceptible to injury

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Achilles tendon rupture/tear Achilles tendonitis; posterior tibial tendonitis

General

tendon

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Nouvong A, Chief of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, VAGLA Advances in Foor and Ankle Disorders Staff Meeting, Wadsworth Theater Veterans Administration, Greater Los Angeles (VAGLA) Jan 23, 2009

Component-of

ankle

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