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Tendon structure

Known as: TENDON, structure tendon, Tendo 
Tough, fibrous, cord-like tissue that connects muscle to bone or another structure, such as an eyeball. Tendons help the bone or structure to move.
National Institutes of Health

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Biceps tendon structureEndotenonProximal tendonStructure of tendon insertion
Blood supply aspectsCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyFixation of tendon

Broader (4)

Connective TissueMuscleMusculoskeletal SystemSkeletal muscle structure

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Eccentric training in patients with chronic Achilles tendinosis: normalised tendon structure and decreased thickness at follow up
Objective: To prospectively investigate tendon thickness and tendon structure by ultrasonography in patients treated with… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Effects of resistance and stretching training programmes on the viscoelastic properties of human tendon structures in vivo
The present study examined whether resistance and stretching training programmes altered the viscoelastic properties of human… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Lack of neurotrophin-3 leads to deficiencies in the peripheral nervous system and loss of limb proprioceptive afferents
Review
1992
Review
1992
Golgi tendon organs in mammalian skeletal muscle: functional properties and central actions.
Review
1991
Review
1991
A sensory role for the cruciate ligaments.
Morphologic, physiologic, and clinical evidence for the sensory role of the cruciate ligaments is reviewed. The cruciate… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Quantitation of hydroxypyridinium crosslinks in collagen by high-performance liquid chromatography.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using one-third of the patellar ligament, augmented by extra-articular tendon transfers.
Eighty patients with persistent clinical and functional instability of the knee due to anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Studies in the primate on the analgetic effects associated with intrathecal actions of opiates, alpha-adrenergic agonists and baclofen.
The effects of intrathecally administered opiates (morphine sulfate and meperidine), alpha-adrenergic agonists (clonidine and ST… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
A classification of achilles tendon disease
Athletic Injuries (American Medical Association) is based on symptomatology and clinical findings. This classification is as… 
Review
1965
Review
1965
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MAMMALIAN TENDON
1. Tendons are a specialized form of connective tissue uniting muscle and bone and as such have functions essential to normal… 
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