Tendon sheath

Tendon sheath
Tendon sheath
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Identifiers
Latin	vagina tendinis
TH	H3.03.00.0.00028
FMA	76715
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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 has two layers:

synovial sheath

Fibroma of the tendon sheath has been described.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Anatomy and Physiology Glossary". McGraw-Hill Applied Biology Resource Center. McGraw-Hill. 2001. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
^ "tendon sheath" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
^ 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.
^ 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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[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] 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.

[4] 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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