Tendon sheath

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Tendon sheath
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Latin vagina tendinis
TA98 A04.8.01.005
TA2 2035
TH H3.03.00.0.00028
FMA 76715
Anatomical terminology

A tendon sheath is a layer of synovial membrane around a tendon. [1] It permits the tendon to stretch [2] and not adhere to the surrounding fascia. It contains a lubricating fluid (synovial fluid) that allows for smooth motions of the tendon during muscle contraction and joint movements. [3]

It has two layers:

Fibroma of the tendon sheath has been described. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Anatomy and Physiology Glossary". McGraw-Hill Applied Biology Resource Center. McGraw-Hill. 2001. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  2. ↑ "tendon sheath" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  3. ↑ Betts, J. Gordon (2013). "9.4 Synovial joints". Anatomy & physiology. Houston, Texas: OpenStax. ISBN   978-1-947172-04-3 . Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Ciatti; Mariani, P. (2009). "Fibroma of tendon sheath located within the ankle joint capsule". Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 10 (3): 147–150. doi:10.1007/s10195-009-0058-2. PMC   2744735 . PMID   19644650.
  5. ↑ Okada; Shinozaki, T.; Hirato, J.; Yanagawa, T.; Takagishi, K. (2009). "Fibroma of tendon sheath of the infrapatellar fat pad in the knee". Clinical Imaging. 33 (5): 406–408. doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.11.029. PMID   19712825.
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