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

388 tendons
388 tendons
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 tendo musculi flexoris digitorum superficialis Hand & Wrist The flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendon splits into two slips in zone 2 (the digital fibro-osseous… 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 Digitorum Superficialis Wrist Tendon tendines musculi flexoris digitorum superficialis ad carpum Forearm The four FDS tendons converge at the wrist to enter the carpal tunnel in a double… Tendon Flexor Hallucis Brevis Bifid Tendon tendo bifidus musculi flexoris hallucis brevis Foot & Ankle The flexor hallucis brevis (FHB) has two heads that insert via two separate tendons onto the… 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 Longus Musculotendinous Junction junctio musculotendinea musculi flexoris hallucis longi Foot & Ankle The flexor hallucis longus (FHL) musculotendinous junction is located in the posterior lower leg at the… 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 Brevis Tendon tendo musculi flexoris pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The flexor pollicis brevis has two heads: the superficial head (median nerve innervated) arises from the… Tendon Flexor Pollicis Longus Distal Tendon tendo distalis musculi flexoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The flexor pollicis longus (FPL) distal tendon inserts into the base of the distal phalanx of… 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 Tendon Zone 2 (No Man’s Land) zona II tendinis flexoris manus Hand & Wrist Flexor tendon zone 2 extends from the A1 pulley at the MCP joint to the insertion… 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 Genioglossus Tendinous Attachment tendo musculi genioglossi ad mandibulam Head & Skull The genioglossus arises from the superior mental spine (genial tubercle) on the inner surface of the… Tendon Gluteus Maximus Iliotibial Band Insertion insertio musculi glutei maximi in tractum iliotibialem Thigh The gluteus maximus inserts via two components: the deep fibres insert onto the gluteal tuberosity of… Tendon Gluteus Maximus Iliotibial Slip tendo partis superficialis musculi glutei maximi in tractum iliotibialem Thigh The superficial portion of the gluteus maximus, approximately the upper three-quarters of the muscle, does not… Tendon Gluteus Maximus Insertion Tendon insertio tendinis musculi glutei maximi Pelvis & Hip The gluteus maximus has a bipartite distal insertion: the upper and superficial fibres insert into the… 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…

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