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Tendons

Tendon anatomy reference, attachments, sheaths, tendinopathies, rupture patterns, and rehabilitation notes.

388 tendons
388 tendons
Tendon Masseter Tendon tendo musculi masseteris Head & Skull The masseter inserts via two tendinous layers: the superficial head tendon inserts on the angle and… Tendon Medial Head of Gastrocnemius — Tendon tendo musculi gastrocnemii medialis Lower Leg The medial gastrocnemius head has a more distal musculotendinous junction than the lateral head and contributes… Tendon Medial Head of Triceps Tendon tendo capitis medialis musculi tricipitis brachii Upper Arm The medial head of triceps is the deepest and most distally placed head, originating from the… Tendon Medial Patellar Retinaculum (Full) retinaculum patellae mediale (complex) Knee The medial patellar retinaculum is a multi-layered structure comprising the MPFL (primary medial patellar stabiliser at… Tendon Medial Patellotibial Ligament Tendon ligamentum patellotibiale mediale Knee The medial patellotibial ligament connects the inferior medial patella to the medial proximal tibia, providing an… Tendon Medial Pterygoid Tendon tendo musculi pterygoidei medialis Head & Skull The medial pterygoid muscle inserts via a stout fibrous tendon into the medial surface of the… Tendon Medial Quadriceps Expansion expansio medialis musculi quadricipitis femoris Knee The medial quadriceps expansion is the contribution of the vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) and the medial… Tendon Median Arcuate Ligament ligamentum arcuatum medianum Abdomen The median arcuate ligament is the fibrous arch connecting the right and left diaphragmatic crura as… Tendon Meniscal Roots (Posterior) radices posteriores meniscorum Knee The posterior meniscal roots anchor the posterior horns of both menisci to the tibia. Posterior root… Tendon Middle Scalene Insertion Tendon tendo musculi scaleni medii Neck The middle scalene is the largest scalene muscle, inserting via a broad tendinous attachment onto the… Tendon Multifidus Lumbar Tendon tendo musculi multifidi lumbalis Lower Back The lumbar multifidus inserts via short, stout tendinous slips into the spinous processes, mammillary processes, and… Tendon Mylohyoid Raphe raphe mylohyoidea Head & Skull The mylohyoid raphe is the tendinous midline fusion of the two mylohyoid muscles forming the muscular… Tendon Obturator Externus Tendon tendo musculi obturatoris externi Pelvis & Hip The obturator externus tendon is the distal tendinous portion of the obturator externus muscle, arising from… Tendon Obturator Internus Tendon tendo musculi obturatoris interni Pelvis & Hip The obturator internus tendon takes a unique 90-degree turn around the lesser sciatic notch (which acts… Tendon Omohyoid Intermediate Tendon tendo intermedius musculi omohyoidei Neck The omohyoid is a digastric muscle with an intermediate tendon that passes deep to the sternocleidomastoid,… Tendon Opponens Pollicis Tendon tendo musculi opponentis pollicis Hand & Wrist The opponens pollicis tendon inserts along the entire radial first metacarpal border, allowing it to rotate,… Tendon Palmar Aponeurosis Longitudinal Bands fasciculi longitudinales aponeurosis palmaris Hand & Wrist The palmar aponeurosis longitudinal bands are the fibrous cords running from the flexor retinaculum to the… Tendon Palmaris Longus Distal Wrist Tendon tendo distalis musculi palmaris longi Forearm The palmaris longus tendon is the most superficial tendon at the wrist, visible as a central… Tendon Palmaris Longus Tendon tendo musculi palmaris longi Hand & Wrist The palmaris longus is the slender central wrist flexor whose tendon is the most commonly harvested… Tendon Patellar Tendon ligamentum patellae Knee The patellar tendon (patellar ligament) runs from the inferior patellar pole to the tibial tuberosity, transmitting… Tendon Patellar Tendon (Full) ligamentum patellae Knee The patellar tendon bridges the patella and tibial tuberosity, completing the extensor mechanism. Patellar tendinopathy (jumper's… Tendon Pectineal Ligament Tendinous Component ligamentum pectineale (pars tendinea) Abdomen The pectineal ligament (Cooper's ligament) is formed by the thickened periosteum and aponeurotic fibres of the… Tendon Pectineal Line Tendinous Attachment tendo ad lineam pectineam ossis pubis Abdomen The pectineal line (pecten pubis) is the ridge on the superior pubic ramus that receives tendinous… Tendon Pectineus Tendon tendo musculi pectinei Pelvis & Hip The pectineus tendon originates from the pectineal line (pecten pubis) and the pectineal fascia before the…
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