A tendon is a type of body tissue that connects muscle to bone. If a tendon becomes inflamed — painful and swollen — the condition is called tendonitis. In your hands, there are so-called extensor ...

Superior extensor retinaculum The extensor retinaculum refers to the set of ligaments inside the ankle that connect the tibia and fibula, which are the bones of the lower leg. The Achilles tendon and ...

Variations within the extensor digitorum longus muscle are not uncommon and include attachment to the big toe. Double tendons from the fifth or second toe (in a minority of cases) have also been ...

Five patients with recurrent dislocation of the extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendon resulting from an athletic injury were treated by reconstruction of the ECU tendon sheath, and each had a ...