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In [[medicine]], an '''enthesopathy''' refers to a disorder of [[entheses]] (bone attachments).<ref>{{DorlandsDict|three/000035782|enthesopathy}}</ref> |
In [[medicine]], an '''enthesopathy''' refers to a disorder of [[entheses]] (bone attachments).<ref>{{DorlandsDict|three/000035782|enthesopathy}}</ref> |
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If the condition is known to be [[Inflammation|inflammatory]], it can more precisely be called |
If the condition is known to be [[Inflammation|inflammatory]], it can more precisely be called an [[enthesitis]]. |
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Enthesopathies are disorders of peripheral ligamentous or muscular attachments, |
Enthesopathies are disorders of peripheral ligamentous or muscular attachments, |
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Revision as of 13:42, 25 June 2012
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In medicine, an enthesopathy refers to a disorder of entheses (bone attachments).[1]
If the condition is known to be inflammatory, it can more precisely be called an enthesitis.
Enthesopathies are disorders of peripheral ligamentous or muscular attachments,
abnormalities in the zones of attachment, for ligaments and tendons to bone.
Examples
Examples include spondyloarthropathy such as ankylosing spondylitis, plantar fasciitis, and Achilles tendinitis.
- Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder
- Rotator cuff syndrome of shoulder and allied disorders
- Periarthritis of shoulder
- Scapulohumeral fibrositis
- Enthesopathy of elbow region
- Enthesopathy of wrist and carpus
- Bursitis of hand or wrist
- Periarthritis of wrist
- Enthesopathy of hip region
- Bursitis of hip
- Gluteal tendinitis
- Iliac crest spur
- Psoas tendinitis
- Trochanteric tendinitis
- Enthesopathy of knee
- Enthesopathy of ankle, tarsus and calcaneous
- Other peripheral enthesopathies
- Unspecified enthesopathy
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