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Results 1 - 10 of 38 for Tendons
  1. Tendon vs. ligament (image) 
    A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure. A ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19089.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Inflamed Achilles tendon (image) 
    An inflamed or torn Achilles tendon causes intense pain and affects mobility.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8612.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Tendons and muscles (image) 
    Tendons connect muscles to their bony origins and insertions.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8956.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Inflamed shoulder tendons (image) 
    Tearing and inflammation of the tendons of the shoulder muscles can occur in sports which require the arm to be moved over the head repeatedly as in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9855.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Rotator cuff repair - series (image) 
    ... rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that form a cuff over the shoulder. These muscles and tendons hold the arm in its "ball and socket" ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100229_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Clubfoot repair - series (image) 
    ... deformed foot is initially treated with casts. The tendons, ligaments, and bones are still quite flexible and ... deformity is. The defect involves tight and short tendons around the foot and ankle. The surgery involves ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100056_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Carpal tunnel repair - series (image) 
    The tendons and nerve to the hand (median nerve) passes between strong ligaments (carpal ligaments) in the wrist and ... When the nerves or tendons inside the carpal tunnel swell or become ... pressure on the nerve causes pain, numbness, tingling, or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100078_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Anterior cruciate ligament repair - Series (image) 
    ... most common autografts use part of the patellar tendon (the tendon in the front of the knee).
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100230_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Rotator cuff muscles (image) 
    There are four muscle tendons that connect to the shoulder that make up the rotator cuff. Together these four tendons stabilize the upper arm bone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19622.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Impingement syndrome (image) 
    When tendons become trapped under the acromion, the rigid bony arch of the shoulder blade, it can cause shoulder pain called impingement syndrome. The tendons become compressed, damaged, and inflamed leading to rotator ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19614.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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