The Thompson test is commonly used to diagnose its rupture, which is often accompanied by a loud popping sound and extreme pain.
It can withstand up to one thousand pounds of force, and it is inserted between the subcutaneous calcaneal and retrocalcaneal bursae. The Thompson test is commonly used to diagnose its rupture, which is often accompanied by a loud popping sound and extreme pain. For 10 points—name this tendon that attaches to the soleus muscle and the gastrocnemius muscle, named for a Greek hero whose only mortal part was his heel.
It can withstand up to one thousand pounds of force, and it is inserted between the subcutaneous calcaneal and retrocalcaneal bursae.
{Achilles tendon}