calcaneal branches

[TA]

the calcaneal branches or arteries, branches to the structures in the calcaneal region from 1) the posterior tibial artery and 2) the fibular artery.

Synonym(s): rami calcanei [TA], calcaneal arteries

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cal·ca·ne·al branch·es

(kal-kā'nē-ăl branch'ĕz)

The calcaneal branches or arteries, branches to the structures in the calcaneal region from 1) the posterior tibial artery and 2) the fibular artery.
Synonym(s): calcaneal arteries, rami calcanei.

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References in periodicals archive

Medial calcaneal branches from the lateral plantar nerve.

First Branches of the Lateral Plantar Nerve. Anatomo--Clinical Review/Primeros Ramos del Nervio Plantar Lateral Revision Anatomo--Clinica

In total, 88 nerves were operated upon: 19 median, 18 ulnar, 18 radian, 17 fibular, and 16 tibial nerves (both medial plantar and medial calcaneal branches decompressed).

Nerve decompression for leprous neuropathy: a prospective study from Ecuador

Heel could be supplied via posterior tibial artery and peroneal artery calcaneal branches. Therefore, digit ulcers that affected first and second toes were considered to be placed in dorsalis pedis angiosome and in medial plantar branch angiosome.

Results of infrapopliteal endovascular procedures performed in diabetic patients with critical limb ischemia and tissue loss from the perspective of an angiosome-oriented revascularization strategy

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