Enthesopathy

Enthesopathy
Enthesopathy of the pelvis likely due to ankylosing spondylitis
Classification and external resources
Specialty rheumatology
ICD-10 M76-M77.9
ICD-9-CM 726
DiseasesDB 18256
MeSH D012216

In medicine, an enthesopathy refers to a disorder involving the attachment of a tendon or ligament to a bone.[1] This site of attachment is known as the entheses.

If the condition is known to be inflammatory, it can more precisely be called an enthesitis.

Examples

Enthesopathy of the pelvis likely due to ankylosing spondylitis

Enthesopathies may take the form of spondyloarthropathies (joint diseases of the spine) such as ankylosing spondylitis, plantar fasciitis, and Achilles tendinitis. Enthesopathy can occur at the elbow, wrist, carpus, hip, knee, ankle, tarsus, or heel bone, among other regions. Further examples include:

References


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