Plantar fascia
Aponeurosis of the sole of the foot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The plantar fascia or plantar aponeurosis[1] is the thick connective tissue aponeurosis which supports the arch on the bottom (plantar side) of the foot. Recent studies suggest that the plantar fascia is actually an aponeurosis rather than true fascia.[citation needed] It runs from the tuberosity of the calcaneus (heel bone) forward to the heads of the metatarsal bones (the bone between each toe and the bones of the mid-foot).
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Latin | aponeurosis plantaris |
TA98 | A04.7.03.031 |
TA2 | 2718 |
FMA | 45171 |
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