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This study was conducted in the department of anatomy of Gian Sagar Medical College, Ramnagar, Rajpura, District Patiala. 325 dry calcanei were studied. Out of which 167 were of right side and 158 were of left side and are of both sexes. The facet for talus were observed in all the calcanei. The grouping was done on the basis of number of facets present on the superior surface of calcanei. Group-I was having single facet on the two bones only (0.615 %). Group-II was having two facets and this group was further divided into three subgrpoups i.e Group-II (A,B,C), Group-II A (15.69 %) of right side and (12.00 %) left side. Group-II C (0.31 %) of right side only. Group-III was having three facets i.e (20.62%). it was further divided into two subgroups i.e Group-III (A,B.) Group-III A (8.62 %) of right side and (12.00 %) of left side and Group-III B (4.92 %) right side and (4.3 %) left side . It was concluded that the variations in differences between various types of facets on calcanei can result from differences in gait, habit of shoe wearing, sitting posture, clinical changes and embryological abnormalities of foot. Some of the types of facets can produce the problems in gait and can also cause pain in foot.

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