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Alternative Titles: calcaneal tendon, tendo calcaneus. Achilles tendon, also called calcaneal tendon, strong tendon at the back of the heel that connects the calf muscles to the heel. The tendon is formed from the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles (the calf muscles) and is inserted into the heel bone.
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.