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

202 tendons
202 tendons
Tendon Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon tendines musculi flexoris digitorum profundi Hand & Wrist The FDP tendons pass through the carpal tunnel deep to the FDS tendons, then split through… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendons tendines musculi flexoris digitorum profundi Hand & Wrist The FDP tendons pass through the carpal tunnel deep to the FDS tendons, then through the… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendons (Individual) tendines musculi flexoris digitorum profundi Hand & Wrist The FDP tendons enter the fibro-osseous flexor sheaths alongside the FDS tendons, passing through the Camper… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendon tendines musculi flexoris digitorum superficialis Hand & Wrist The FDS tendons lie superficial to the FDP tendons in the carpal tunnel and in the… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendons tendines musculi flexoris digitorum superficialis Hand & Wrist The FDS tendons produce PIP flexion — each can flex its digit's PIP joint independently because… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendons tendines musculi flexoris digitorum superficialis Hand & Wrist The FDS tendons split into two slips at each finger A1 pulley to pass around and… Tendon Flexor Hallucis Brevis Tendon tendo musculi flexoris hallucis brevis Foot & Ankle The FHB tendon contains the two sesamoid bones of the great toe within its two heads,… Tendon Flexor Hallucis Brevis Tendon tendo musculi flexoris hallucis brevis Foot & Ankle The FHB tendons contain the two sesamoid bones of the first MTP joint, providing their unique… Tendon Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon tendo musculi flexoris hallucis longi Foot & Ankle The FHL tendon passes through the tarsal tunnel in its own sheath and then through a… Tendon Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon tendo musculi flexoris hallucis longi Foot & Ankle The flexor hallucis longus tendon travels through a fibro-osseous tunnel behind the medial malleolus, under the… Tendon Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon — Ankle Level tendo musculi flexoris hallucis longi (malleolus) Foot & Ankle The FHL tendon passes in its own fibro-osseous tunnel behind the medial malleolus and under the… Tendon Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon (Full) tendo musculi flexoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The FPL is the sole flexor of the thumb IP joint and the primary force generator… Tendon Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon in Thumb Sheath vagina tendinis musculi flexoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The FPL has its own separate sheath within the carpal tunnel (the radial bursa) that is… Tendon Flexor Retinaculum (Ankle — Tarsal Tunnel) retinaculum flexorum pedis (retinaculum mediale) Foot & Ankle The flexor retinaculum (laciniate ligament) forms the roof of the tarsal tunnel, converting the medial ankle… Tendon Flexor Tendons (Finger) tendines flexores digitorum manus Hand & Wrist The flexor tendons of each finger (FDS and FDP) run through a fibro-osseous tunnel from the… Tendon Gastrocnemius Tendon tendo musculi gastrocnemii Lower Leg The gastrocnemius aponeurosis (tendon) converges with the soleus at the musculotendinous junction of the Achilles tendon… Tendon Gluteus Maximus Tendon tendo musculi glutei maximi Pelvis & Hip The gluteus maximus has a dual insertion — upper fibres into the iliotibial band and lower… Tendon Gluteus Medius Tendon tendo musculi glutei medii Pelvis & Hip The gluteus medius tendon inserts on the anterior and lateral facets of the greater trochanter via… Tendon Gluteus Medius Tendon (Greater Trochanter) tendo musculi glutei medii (insertio) Pelvis & Hip The gluteus medius tendon inserts on two distinct facets of the greater trochanter — the anterior… Tendon Gluteus Minimus Tendon tendo musculi glutei minimi Pelvis & Hip The gluteus minimus tendon inserts on the anterior greater trochanter facet immediately anterior to the gluteus… Tendon Gracilis Tendon tendo musculi gracilis Thigh The gracilis tendon is the middle component of the pes anserinus on the medial tibia, identifiable… Tendon Gracilis Tendon (Pes Anserinus) tendo musculi gracilis (insertio) Knee The gracilis tendon inserts as the middle component of the pes anserinus on the medial tibia,… Tendon Hamstring Tendon — Distal Biceps Femoris tendo musculi bicipitis femoris distalis Knee The distal biceps femoris tendon inserts on the fibular head, splitting around the LCL like a… Tendon Hamstring Tendons tendines musculorum ischiocruralium Thigh The hamstring tendons originate from the ischial tuberosity as a combined conjoined tendon before the three…

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