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

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Connective TissueMuscleMusculoskeletal SystemSkeletal muscle structure

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Modern concepts in the treatment of hallux valgus.
Correspondence We welcome letters to the Editor concerning articles which have recently been published. Such letters will be… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A new operative approach for flatfoot secondary to posterior tibial tendon insufficiency: a preliminary report.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Peroneal tendon injuries.
Injuries to the peroneal tendons are common. Acute injuries of the peroneus brevis tendon include tendinitis; avulsion of the… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Rupture of the supraspinatus tendon
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Reflex influences on muscle spindle activity in relaxed human leg muscles.
The study was designed to determine whether low-threshold cutaneous and muscle afferents from the foot reflexly activate gamma… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using part of the patellar tendon as a free graft.
We have reviewed 40 patients after replacement of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament with a free graft of the medial third of… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Interactions between motor units and Golgi tendon organs in the tibialis posterior muscle of the cat.
The responses of Golgi tendon organs to single motor unit contractions were studied to determine whether receptors located in the… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Biomechanics of tendon transfer.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Inhibitors of collagen biosynthesis as a means of controlling scar formation in tendon injury.
After tendon injury, the formation of peritendinous adhesions restricts the gliding of the healed tendon. In this study, attempts… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Comparative sequence studies of rat skin and tendon collagen. II. The absence of a short sequence at the amino terminus of the skin alpha-1 chain.