KEITH B. TAYLOR
Global Scholars Program at Northumbria University
ANATOMY
Length of Insertion and Thickness of the Calcaneal Tendon in Relation to Age, Gender, Activity and Body Mass Index: An Ultrasound Study.
GLADSON, Shefali1, Abena ODURO 1, Salah AWADALLA1, Yaw KORANKYE-ADJEI1, Lijo LUKA1, Sabin RAJKARNIKAR1, Pranay SIRIYA1, James COEY1, 2, and Sara SULAIMAN3.
1St. George’s International School of Medicine Keith B. Taylor Global Scholars Program, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK.
2Department of Anatomy, St. George’s University, Grenada, W.I.
3Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK.

Transverse/short-axis ultrasound image of the popliteal vein showing a high bifurcation.
Transverse/short-axis ultrasound image of the calcaneal tendon showing measurements of the tendons cross sectional area

Transverse/short-axis ultrasound image of the calcaneal tendon showing measurements of the tendons thickness

Long-axis ultrasound image of the calcaneal tendon Insertion into the calcaneus