A broken heel or fractured calcaneus bone is usually caused by falling or jumping from a height resulting in severe heel pain. (sportsinjuryclinic.net)
Spicy's fracture was of the central tarsal bone and the right calcaneus. (greyhoundadoptiontx.org)
The variations that seemed most important to her occur in a joint called the subtalar, where the rounded talus bone fits into the knobby calcaneus, or heel bone. (discovermagazine.com)