Calcaneal pitch is an angle of the calcaneus and the inferior aspect of the foot, with different sources giving different reference points. The first line making up the angle is defined as either:
- The calcaneal inclination axis, extending from the calcaneus by the inferior portion of the calcaneocuboid joint to the inferior border of the calcaneus.[1]
- Tangential to the inferior distal border of the calcaneus.[2]
The second line is defined as extending from either of the two above to either of the following:
