A tendon is a type of body tissue that connects muscle to bone. If a tendon becomes inflamed — painful and swollen — the condition is called tendonitis. In your hands, there are so-called extensor ...

Flexor hallucis longus transfer is an effective surgical alternative to the modified Jones procedure for correcting clawed hallux, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot and ...

Hi Karrianne, this sounds like a muscle that lifts up your big toe (and also lifts your foot up at the ankle joint to a lesser extent) – the muscle extensor hallucis longus (EHL). It may be ...

Superior extensor retinaculum The extensor retinaculum refers to the set of ligaments inside the ankle that connect the tibia and fibula, which are the bones of the lower leg. The Achilles tendon and ...

The acupuncture site is referred to as GB 38, or Yangfu (Panel A). The radiographs (Panels B and C) show osteoarthritis of the right knee joint, focal dystrophic calcification (DC) in soft tissues ...

Extensor tendonitis causes pain across the top of the foot. The extensor tendons join the muscles on the front of the lower leg, to the toes. They pull the toes upwards away from the ground. The two ...