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Tendons

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

202 tendons
202 tendons
Tendon Popliteus Tendon (Intra-articular Component) tendo musculi poplitei (portio intraarticularis) Knee The popliteus tendon is unique in that it passes intra-articularly through the popliteal hiatus in the… 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 Pronator Quadratus Tendon tendo musculi pronatoris quadrati (insertio) Forearm The pronator quadratus is a flat square muscle at the distal forearm whose short tendinous fibres… Tendon Proximal Biceps Femoris Tendon tendo capitis longi musculi bicipitis femoris (origo) Thigh The proximal biceps femoris tendon (long head) shares its ischial tuberosity origin with the semitendinosus as… Tendon Proximal Patellar Tendon (Bone-Tendon Junction) tendo patellaris (insertio patellae) Knee The proximal patellar tendon at its inferior patellar pole insertion is the specific zone that develops… Tendon Quadratus Femoris Tendon tendo musculi quadrati femoris Pelvis & Hip The quadratus femoris has a short, broad tendinous insertion on the quadrate tubercle on the intertrochanteric… Tendon Quadriceps Expansion expansio tendinis quadricipitis Knee The quadriceps expansion is the aponeurotic convergence of all four quadriceps heads onto the superior patella,… Tendon Quadriceps Mechanism — Full mechanismus extensorius genus Knee The extensor mechanism is the complete musculotendinous-bony chain transmitting quadriceps force to the tibia. Each component… Tendon Quadriceps Tendon tendo quadricipitis femoris Knee The combined tendon of all four quadriceps heads inserting on the superior pole of the patella,… Tendon Quadriceps Tendon tendo quadricipitis femoris Thigh The quadriceps tendon is the combined tendon of all four quadriceps heads, inserting on the superior… Tendon Quadriceps Tendon (Four-Layer Structure) tendo quadricipitis femoris (structura) Knee The quadriceps tendon has a three-layer architecture on cross-section — the superficial rectus femoris layer, the… Tendon Rectus Femoris Tendon tendo musculi recti femoris Thigh The rectus femoris tendon is the most superficial layer of the quadriceps tendon, contributing the central… Tendon Rectus Femoris Tendon (Proximal) tendo musculi recti femoris (caput directum et reflectum) Thigh The rectus femoris has two proximal tendons — the direct head from the AIIS and the… Tendon Rotator Cuff (Combined) tendines musculorum rotatorii Shoulder The rotator cuff is the collective term for the four muscle-tendon units surrounding the glenohumeral joint,… Tendon Rotator Cuff Footprint impressio tendinum cuffi rotatorum Shoulder The rotator cuff footprint is the collective tendon insertion zone on the greater and lesser tubercles… Tendon Rotator Cuff Interval Tendons intervallum tendinum rotatoris cuffae Shoulder The rotator interval is the triangular space between the anterior supraspinatus and superior subscapularis, containing the… Tendon Rotator Cuff Tendons tendines musculi rotatoris Shoulder The four rotator cuff tendons — supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis — blend together to… Tendon Rotator Interval Structures intervallum rotatorum Shoulder The rotator interval is the triangular space between the anterior supraspinatus and superior subscapularis tendons, spanning… Tendon Sartorius Tendon tendo musculi sartorii Thigh The sartorius tendon is the most anterior component of the pes anserinus, distinguishable from the gracilis… Tendon Semimembranosus Tendon tendo musculi semimembranosi Thigh The semimembranosus tendon has a complex distal anatomy with five insertional arms including the primary arm… Tendon Semimembranosus Tendon (Posteromedial Corner) tendo musculi semimembranosi (expansiones) Knee The semimembranosus has five insertional expansions at the posteromedial knee, making it the most important dynamic… Tendon Semitendinosus Tendon tendo musculi semitendinosi Thigh The semitendinosus has the longest tendon relative to its muscle belly of any hamstring muscle, its…
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