the calcaneus is the bone in the heel of the foot. This bone helps support the foot and is important in normal walking motions. The joint above the calcaneus, called the subtalar joint ...

While the arrangements are well-managed, this pilgrimage experience demands a lot of walking, and standing for hours, which ...

Peripheral skeleton (wrist and heel): DXA, QCT, single-energy x-ray ... This is not surprising because there are many contributors to bone strength apart from BMD (see next section).