"Calcaneus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The largest of the TARSAL BONES which is situated at the lower and back part of the FOOT, forming the HEEL.
| Descriptor ID |
D002111
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.043.300.710.300
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcaneus" by people in Profiles.
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Women with wrist fractures are at increased risk for future fractures because of both skeletal and non-skeletal risk factors. Age Ageing. 2006 Jul; 35(4):438-41.
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Placement of screws in the sustentaculum tali. A calcaneal fracture model. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1998 Jul; (352):194-201.
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Field strength and angle dependence of trabecular bone marrow transverse relaxation in the calcaneus. J Magn Reson Imaging. 1997 Mar-Apr; 7(2):382-8.
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Calcaneal and pelvic fractures: diagnostic evaluation by three-dimensional computed tomography scans. J Digit Imaging. 1991 Aug; 4(3):143-52.
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The calcaneus: normal and abnormal. Radiographics. 1991 May; 11(3):415-40.