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Tendons

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

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Tendon Inferior Extensor Retinaculum (Ankle) retinaculum musculorum extensorum inferius pedis Foot & Ankle The inferior extensor retinaculum is a Y-shaped structure with a lateral stem from the calcaneus and… Tendon Interosseous Tendons (Foot) tendines musculorum interosseorum pedis Foot & Ankle The foot interossei insert into the extensor expansion and proximal phalanges, stabilising the MTP joints against… Tendon Lumbrical Tendons (Foot) tendines musculorum lumbricales pedis Foot & Ankle The foot lumbrical tendons mirror their hand counterparts, arising from the FDL slips and inserting on… Tendon Peroneal Retinaculum (Inferior) retinaculum musculorum peroneorum inferius Foot & Ankle The inferior peroneal retinaculum is the distal restraint for the peroneal tendons as they course along… Tendon Peroneal Tendons at the Fibular Groove tendines musculorum peroneorum (sulcus retromalleolaris) Foot & Ankle The peroneal tendons share the retromalleolar groove behind the lateral malleolus, held by the superior peroneal… Tendon Peroneus Brevis Tendon (Full) tendo musculi fibularis brevis Foot & Ankle The peroneus brevis inserts on the fifth metatarsal styloid process as the primary ankle evertor. In… Tendon Peroneus Brevis Tendon (Split Tear) tendo musculi fibularis brevis (laceratio longitudinalis) Foot & Ankle The peroneus brevis tendon inserts on the fifth metatarsal styloid and is the primary foot evertor… Tendon Peroneus Longus Tendon — Retromalleolar Groove tendo musculi fibularis longi (sulcus retromalleolaris) Foot & Ankle The peroneal tendons pass through the retromalleolar groove in a shared synovial sheath, stabilised by the… Tendon Peroneus Longus Tendon (Full) tendo musculi fibularis longi Foot & Ankle The peroneus longus crosses the plantar foot in the peroneal groove of the cuboid — the… Tendon Peroneus Longus Tendon (Plantar) tendo musculi fibularis longi (pars plantaris) Foot & Ankle The peroneus longus tendon has two distinct sections — a posterior section behind the lateral malleolus… Tendon Peroneus Tertius Tendon tendo musculi fibularis tertii Foot & Ankle The peroneus tertius is an inconstant muscle (absent in 8 to 10 percent of people) whose… Tendon Posterior Tibial Tendon tendo musculi tibialis posterioris Foot & Ankle The posterior tibial tendon is the key dynamic stabiliser of the medial longitudinal arch, passing behind… Tendon Posterior Tibial Tendon — Medial Malleolus Groove sulcus malleoli medialis tendinis tibialis posterioris Foot & Ankle The posterior tibial tendon passes through a fibro-osseous tunnel behind the medial malleolus, where it is… Tendon Posterior Tibialis Tendon Sheath vagina tendinis musculi tibialis posterioris Foot & Ankle The posterior tibial tendon sheath extends 6 cm proximal to the medial malleolus and is the… Tendon Superficial Fibularis Tendon Crossover tendo musculi fibularis longi (crossover) Foot & Ankle The peroneus longus tendon crosses the plantar midfoot from lateral to medial in the groove beneath… Tendon Superior Peroneal Retinaculum retinaculum musculorum peroneorum superius Foot & Ankle The superior peroneal retinaculum is a fibrous band from the posterior lateral malleolus to the lateral… Tendon Tibialis Anterior Tendon — Retinacular Course tendo musculi tibialis anterioris (cursus retinacularis) Foot & Ankle The tibialis anterior passes through dedicated retinacular subcompartments at the ankle before crossing to its medial-plantar… Tendon Tibialis Anterior Tendon (Full) tendo musculi tibialis anterioris Foot & Ankle The tibialis anterior is the dominant ankle dorsiflexor, producing approximately 80% of dorsiflexion torque. Its tendon… Tendon Tibialis Anterior Tendon at Lisfranc tendo musculi tibialis anterioris (insertio) Foot & Ankle The tibialis anterior tendon has a plantar-medial insertion on the first metatarsal base and medial cuneiform,… Tendon Tibialis Posterior — Individual Slips tendines musculi tibialis posterioris (insertionis variae) Foot & Ankle The tibialis posterior has the most complex foot insertion of any tendon, with slips to the… Tendon Tibialis Posterior — Spring Ligament Complex tendo musculi tibialis posterioris ad ligamentum calcaneonaviculare plantare Foot & Ankle The tibialis posterior tendon and spring ligament (plantar calcaneonavicular ligament) function as an integrated support system… Tendon Tibialis Posterior Tendon tendo musculi tibialis posterioris Foot & Ankle Passes behind the medial malleolus to insert on the navicular and surrounding tarsals, providing the primary… Tendon Tibialis Posterior Tendon — Spring Ligament Complex tendo musculi tibialis posterioris (complexus cum ligamento calcaneonaviculari) Foot & Ankle The tibialis posterior tendon's expansion onto the spring ligament and its insertion on the navicular create… Tendon Tibialis Posterior Tendon (Navicular Insertion) tendo musculi tibialis posterioris (insertio navicularis) Foot & Ankle The tibialis posterior inserts primarily on the navicular tuberosity, from which it fans out to all…