Introduction Lateral epicondylalgia (LE) is associated with local tendon pathology in the common extensor tendon, as measured by musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging (MSUS)2. Recent studies have exposed ...

This week we are going to discuss a very complex condition that is called the extensor tendon laceration of the hand or thumb. The extensor tendons raise and straighten our fingers in our thumbs and ...

Tendons and ligaments are fibrous bands of connective tissue. The main difference is the part of the anatomy they connect to. Both tendons and ligaments play roles in stabilizing the skeleton and ...

New research into how tendons age has found that the material between tendon fiber bundles stiffens as it gets older and that this is responsible for older people being more susceptible to tendon ...