The tarsal bones are a set of seven bones that make up the heel and the lower ankle area of the foot. Tarsal coalition describes a birth condition where two or more bones in that area are connected ...

First Family: heel bones The broad heels of this creature could withstand the pressure of walking upright. Like human heels, they are filled with shock-absorbing "spongy" bone, rather than the ...

And it's pretty easy and pretty safe. Well, as screening tools, there are ways of measuring bone density at other skeletal sites, such as the heel. And I think those kinds of tests are great in ...