Wong Michael, Jardaly Achraf H., Kiel John
Ochsner Clinical School
Lebanese American University
Located in the posterior aspect of the lower leg, the Achilles tendon is the thickest tendon in the human body with the ability to resist large tensile forces. It attaches the muscles of the posterior calf, namely the confluence of the distal attachment of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles to the calcaneus. Originally named after Achilles, a character in Greek mythology, this tendon is also termed the calcaneal tendon, referring to its attachment. However, its more common name is the Achilles tendon.
跟腱位于小腿后侧，是人体最粗大的肌腱，能够承受巨大的拉力。它将小腿后侧的肌肉，即腓肠肌和比目鱼肌远端附着点的汇合处，连接到跟骨。该肌腱最初以希腊神话中的人物阿喀琉斯命名，也被称为跟骨肌腱，这是根据其附着点来命名的。不过，它更常用的名字是跟腱。
