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  2. Achilles tendon rupture - Wikipedia

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    The calf muscles are the gastrocnemius, soleus and the heel bone is called the calcaneus. It is approximately 15 centimeters (5.9 inches) long and begins near the middle part of the calf. Contraction of the calf muscles flexes the foot down. This is important in activities such as walking, jumping, and running.

  3. Intermittent claudication - Wikipedia

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    Intermittent claudication, also known as vascular claudication, is a symptom that describes muscle pain on mild exertion (ache, cramp, numbness or sense of fatigue), [1] classically in the calf muscle, which occurs during exercise, such as walking, and is relieved by a short period of rest. It is classically associated with early-stage ...

  4. Gastrocnemius muscle - Wikipedia

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    Gastrocnemius muscle. Right leg seen from behind. The gastrocnemius muscle (plural gastrocnemii) is a superficial two-headed muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg of humans. It is located superficial to the soleus in the posterior (back) compartment of the leg. It runs from its two heads just above the knee to the heel, extending ...

  5. Tone your calves with these 20 simple exercises - AOL

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    Drive one knee up to a 90-degree angle while engaging your core; pump the opposite arm up to shoulder height. Quickly switch legs to repeat the motion. Stay on the balls of your feet to swiftly ...

  6. Popliteus muscle - Wikipedia

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    Popliteus muscle. The popliteus muscle in the leg is used for unlocking the knees when walking, by laterally rotating the femur on the tibia during the closed chain portion of the gait cycle (one with the foot in contact with the ground). In open chain movements (when the involved limb is not in contact with the ground), the popliteus muscle ...

  7. Achilles tendon - Wikipedia

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    The Achilles tendon or calcaneal tendon is attached to the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body. [1][2][3][4][5][6][excessive citations] It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and ...

  8. Neurogenic claudication - Wikipedia

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    Neurogenic claudication (NC), also known as pseudoclaudication, is the most common symptom of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and describes intermittent leg pain from impingement of the nerves emanating from the spinal cord. [ 1 ][ 2 ]Neurogenic means that the problem originates within the nervous system. Claudication, from Latin claudicare 'to ...

  9. Bethlem myopathy - Wikipedia

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    [12] [13] [14] Although there is fatty infiltration, the calf muscles do not appear pseudohypertrophic, in fact they may appear slender. [ 15 ] [ 12 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In the thighs, there is also significant fatty infiltration of the vasti muscles, with a rim of fatty infiltration on the periphery of the muscles, while the center is more ...

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