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Tendon sheath

Tendon sheath
Details
Identifiers
Latin vagina tendinis
TH H3.03.00.0.00028
FMA 76715 45087, 76715
Anatomical terminology
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A tendon sheath is a layer of synovial membrane around a tendon. It permits the tendon to stretch and not adhere to the surrounding fascia.

It has two layers:

Fibroma of the tendon sheath has been described.



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