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 ...

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 ...

AN UNUSUAL case in which the pretibial muscles of both legs became acutely swollen, painful and paralyzed after a period of vigorous activity was recently observed on one of the medical wards of the ...