Morphological Classification of the Calcaneal Tendon According to Torsion at Insertion Site in Korean Population: A Cadaveric Study (한국인 시신에서 발꿈치힘줄 닿는곳의 비틀림에 따른 형태학적 분류)

Yunil Choe (최윤일); Digud Kim (김디귿); Cho Jae Ho (조재호); Park Kwang Rak (박광락); Lee Mi Jeong (이미정); Hyungwook Kwon (권형욱); CHOI YU JIN (최유진); Choi In Seok (최인석); Park Jeong Hyun (박정현)

doi:10.11637/aba.2023.36.3.87

Morphological Classification of the Calcaneal Tendon According to Torsion at Insertion Site in Korean Population: A Cadaveric Study

Anatomy & Biological Anthropology
Abbr : Anat Biol Anthropol
2023, 36(3), pp.87~93
DOI : 10.11637/aba.2023.36.3.87
Publisher : 대한체질인류학회
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Anatomy
Received : September 1, 2023
Accepted : September 20, 2023
Published : September 30, 2023

Yunil Choe ¹, Digud Kim ², Cho Jae Ho ³, Park Kwang Rak ⁴, Lee Mi Jeong ¹, Hyungwook Kwon ¹, CHOI YU JIN ¹, Choi In Seok ⁵, Park Jeong Hyun ¹

¹강원대학교
²강원대학교 의학전문대학원 해부학교실
³한림대학교
⁴상지대학교
⁵국립과학수사연구원

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The calcaneal tendon is the longest and strongest tendon in the human body, formed by the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. It is a torsion pattern that rotates spirally as it descends from the origin to the insertion. The purpose of this study is to present Korean anthropological characteristics by classifying of the calcaneal tendon according to torsion type and to provide basic data available for clinical field. 87 lower limbs (61 male, 26 female; average age 79.0±9.3 years) in a 10% formalin mixture were used. Torsion of the calcaneal tendon was classified into three types according to Edama et al’s classification (2016) in the Japanese. Type 1 (least torsion) is to attach only the soleus muscle at the anterior aspect where the insertion of the calcaneal tendon, Type 2 (moderate torsion) is to attach soleus muscle and the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle, Type 3 (extreme torsion) is to attach only the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle. As a result, Type 1 (least torsion) was found 21 (24.1%) lower limbs, type 2 (moderate torsion) was found 45 (52.8%) lower limbs, type 3 (extreme torsion) was found 21 (24.1%) lower limbs. There was no difference in the type of calcaneal tendon torsion according to gender and body side, and there was a significant different between the Korean and Japanese (p=0.009). In conclusion, this study would provide basic anthropological data of calcaneal tendon by classifying into three torsion types in the Korean.

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Korean cadaver, Calcaneal tendon, Torsion, Lower limb

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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