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Tendon

Tendons are tough, flexible, ropelike fibers that connect muscle to bone. Tendons vary in size and shape, and glide smoothly over muscles as the body moves.

Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPHLast Updated: December 17, 2008
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine
Nicola Maffulli, MD, PhD - Orthopedics

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