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.
calcaneus in Medicine. calcaneus calÂ·caÂ·neÂ·us (kÄl-kÄ'nÄ-És) or calÂ·caÂ·neÂ·um (-nÄ-Ém) n. pl. calÂ·caÂ·neÂ·i (-nÄ-Ä«') or calÂ·caÂ·neÂ·a (-nÄ-É) The quadrangular bone at the back of the tarsus, the largest of the tarsal bones. Also called heel bone. calÂ·ca'neÂ·al adj.