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Achilles tendon

The Achilles tendon, also called the heel cord, connects the calf muscles on the back of the lower leg to the bone at the base of the heel.

Author Kathe Gallagher, MSW
Editor Kathleen M. Ariss, MS
Associate Editor Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer Martin Gabica, MD
- Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Nicola Maffulli, MD, PhD
- Orthopedics
Last Updated January 30, 2007

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Last Updated: January 30, 2007
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