MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS OF TENDONS, TENDON SHEATHS, AND LIGAMENTS

The use of diagnostic ultrasonography has greatly enhances our ability to diagnose injuries of tendons and tendon sheaths that were previous ly either unrecognized or poorly understood. For may of these injuries , there is currently only a small amount of follow-up data. This artic le considers injuries of the deep digital flexor tendon and its access ory ligament, the carpal tunnel syndrome, soft tissue swellings on the dorsal aspect of the carpus, intertubercular (bicipital) bursitis and bicipital tendinitis, injuries of the gastrocnemius tendon, common ca lcaneal tendinitis, rupture of peroneus (fibularis tertius) and ligame nts injuries of the back.