It happens when the protective sheath covering the tendon becomes inflamed. Surgery to cut the tendon sheath can relieve pain and stiffness. If other treatments are not successful or the condition ...

The peroneal tendons are the tendons that connect the muscles of the outer side of the lower leg to the foot. These tendons may be affected by inflammation (tendonitis) or tears. Learn more about ...

In this exercise, the heel is slowly lowered off a step while the toes stay on the edge, applying controlled stress to the Achilles tendon to promote healing. It is widely regarded as the gold ...

Myelin is an insulating layer of lipids and proteins surrounding nerves. Myelin damage can cause problems with the nerves’ ability to send and receive electrical messages. Inflammatory disorders ...

The tendons themselves may present definite grooving, owing to the pressure of the stenosed sheath. Not infrequently the tendons appear swollen on each side of the point of constriction.

Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hebei International Joint Research Center for Digital Twin Diagnosis and Treatment of Digestive Tract Tumors, Baoding Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and ...

Since no practical intra-operative tensiometer is routinely available, adequate tensioning of the graft is best approximated in the clinical setting by elimination of tendon bowstringing without ...

We also directly observed whether there was damage to the superficial flexor tendon (none; minor damage: slight damage to the surface or 10% of the thickness of the injured tendon) and whether there ...

We propose that if imaging shows evidence of inflammation affecting the SO tendon/tendon sheath in addition to the trochlea, local corticosteroid injection should be strongly considered. If the ...