Figure 5
Image (a) shows a representative section of an E12-plastinate in the sagittal plane in black and white with the area of interest in this study in natural color. The aligned dense trabeculae within the superficial posterior-inferior calcaneus appear to be the continuation of the Achilles tendon (AT) towards the plantar fascia (PF). The location of the histological sections 4b and 4c is indicated with dotted squares. Image (b) shows a silver staining of calcaneal trabecular bone (TB) and the inserting AT. Superficial to the calcaneus, the AT subcutaneous tissue (ST) is depicted. The black arrows point to the collagen bundles of the AT running from superior to inferior in this slice. Image (c) shows a silver stained slice of the foot in the area of the PF. Several bundles of collagens jointly run in an anisotropic fashion (black arrows). Scale bar, 5 mm.
