Moreover, a specific drug may fall into one or more of these specific drug classes. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs that all have similar analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Of these, 60% are calcaneus fractures. The heel bone is often injured in a high-energy collision where other parts of the skeleton are also injured. In up to 10% of cases, the patient can also sustain a fracture of the spine, hip, or the other calcaneus.
The calcaneal tendon is the strongest and thickest tendon in the body. It is able to withhold a stress of about four times a person's body weight when walking and its narrowest part (above its insertion) is four centimeters thick. The tendon starts in the middle of the calf and extends approximately 15 centimeters in length, down to the heel, and passes vertically down, behind the ankle.