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Tendons

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

202 tendons

202 tendons

Tendon Common Extensor Origin tendo communis musculorum extensorum Upper Arm The common extensor origin is the conjoined attachment of the wrist and finger extensors to the… Tendon Common Extensor Tendon (Elbow) tendo musculi extensoris communis Upper Arm The common extensor tendon is the shared origin of the extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor digitorum,… Tendon Common Flexor Tendon (Elbow) tendo musculi flexoris communis Upper Arm The common flexor tendon is the shared medial epicondyle origin of the FCR, FCU, palmaris longus,… Tendon Conjoint Tendon (Inguinal) tendo conjunctivus (falx inguinalis) Abdomen The conjoint tendon is the combined aponeurotic insertion of the internal oblique and transversus abdominis on… Tendon Conjoint Tendon (Pes Anserinus) pes anserinus (tendo communis) Knee The pes anserinus (goose's foot) is the conjoined insertion of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus on… Tendon Coracobrachialis Tendon tendo musculi coracobrachialis Upper Arm The coracobrachialis tendon originates from the apex of the coracoid process, sharing this origin with the… Tendon Coronary Ligament Tendon (Meniscal) tendines cornuum menisci Knee The anterior and posterior horn insertions of both menisci are fibrous anchor points that hold the… Tendon De Quervain Tendons (APL and EPB) tendines musculi abductoris pollicis longi et extensoris pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist De Quervain tenosynovitis involves the tendons of the APL and EPB within the first extensor compartment… Tendon Digital Flexor Pulleys — A2 and A4 vaginae fibrosae digitorum (vincula A2 et A4) Hand & Wrist The A2 and A4 pulleys are biomechanically critical — loss of either produces measurable bowstringing and… Tendon Dorsal Carpal Ligaments (Tendons) tendines extensorii carpi Hand & Wrist The six extensor compartments at the dorsal wrist contain: (1) APL and EPB, (2) ECRL and… Tendon Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Tendon tendo musculi extensoris carpi radialis brevis Forearm The extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon arises from the common extensor origin on the lateral epicondyle… Tendon Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Tendon (Wrist) tendo musculi extensoris carpi radialis brevis Hand & Wrist The ECRB passes through the second extensor compartment alongside the ECRL and inserts centrally on the… Tendon Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Tendon tendo musculi extensoris carpi radialis longi Hand & Wrist The ECRL inserts on the second metacarpal base dorsal surface, making it a wrist extensor and… Tendon Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon (Full) tendo musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The ECU occupies the sixth extensor compartment, the most medial compartment, in a groove between the… Tendon Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon (Wrist) tendo musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The ECU tendon runs in its own fibro-osseous groove on the dorsal distal ulna within the… Tendon Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon Sheath vagina tendinis musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The ECU tendon sheath and its subsheath within the sixth extensor compartment constrains the ECU tendon… Tendon Extensor Digiti Minimi Tendon tendo musculi extensoris digiti minimi Hand & Wrist The EDM tendon in the fifth extensor compartment provides independent little finger extension (like the EI… Tendon Extensor Digitorum Brevis Tendon tendo musculi extensoris digitorum brevis Foot & Ankle The extensor digitorum brevis gives rise to four tendons that join the extensor digitorum longus tendons… Tendon Extensor Digitorum Communis Tendons (Individual) tendines musculi extensoris digitorum communis Hand & Wrist The EDC tendons share a muscle belly for the middle, ring, and little fingers, with interconnections… Tendon Extensor Digitorum Longus Tendons (Foot) tendines musculi extensoris digitorum longi Foot & Ankle The four EDL tendons pass through the fourth anterior compartment under the extensor retinaculum and fan… Tendon Extensor Digitorum Longus Tendons (Toes) tendines musculi extensoris digitorum longi pedis Foot & Ankle The four EDL tendons spread across the dorsal foot to insert into the extensor expansions of… Tendon Extensor Digitorum Tendon (Hand) tendines musculi extensoris digitorum Hand & Wrist The four extensor digitorum tendons pass through the fourth extensor compartment at the wrist under the… Tendon Extensor Hallucis Brevis Tendon tendo musculi extensoris hallucis brevis Foot & Ankle The extensor hallucis brevis is the medial component of the extensor digitorum brevis, sharing its calcaneal… Tendon Extensor Hallucis Longus Tendon tendo musculi extensoris hallucis longi Foot & Ankle The EHL tendon is the middle of the three anterior ankle tendons (between tib anterior medially…

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