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Calcaneal Tubercle
Skeletal System

Calcaneal Tubercle

Tuberculum calcanei

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Description

The calcaneal tubercle (anterior tubercle of calcaneus) is the small prominence found along the plantar surface of the calcaneus. It provides an attachment site for the plantar calcaneocuboid and long plantar ligaments.

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