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SUBMITTER: Fantino O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558113 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of ultrasound 20120216 1
Conflicts, snapping and instability of the tendons are common, and ultrasound (US) is the method of choice for evidencing these conditions thanks to the possibility to perform dynamic maneuvers during imaging studies. A conflict can occur between a tendon and a bone structure, other tendons, the retinacula or pulleys. Snapping can occur due to instability caused by rupture of the retinaculum, conflict between a thickened retinaculum and a bone prominence or due to an abnormal position of the ten ...[more]