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Tendonitis

The tendons are the tough, white, very slightly elastic cords that attach muscles to bones and transmit the pull of muscles to bones, causing them to move. Each tendon is covered with a protective and lubricating sheath called a synovial sheath.

Tendonitis is inflammation of a tendon, of the lining of its sheath, and of its attachment to muscle.

In many cases the sheath is much more affected by inflammation than the tendon is. This is called tenosynovitis.

Calcific tendonitis is an inflammatory disorder of the cuff of tendons around the shoulder joint, involving the build-up of calcium (calcification). This occurs most commonly close to the attachment of the muscle tendon onto the larger bony protrusion of the upper arm bone (humerus).

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