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Rotator Cuff Tendinosis Tendon Anatomy: Tendons are composed of collagen which is the building block of our connective tissues. In tendons, this collagen is arranged into fibers and fibers are arranged into bundles much like a rope. This highly organized arrangement allows tendons to transmit the force generated by a muscle to the adjacent bone. Collagen is manufactured by cells within the tendon called tenocytes. These cells are responsible for maintaining tendon health and for tissue repair and remodeling. Most tendons have relatively little blood supply. Consequently, tendon healing can be very slow. When tendons heal, new collagen must be formed through a repair process. This collagen must then mature from early scar tissue into organized tendon tissue. Not until this reorganization process is complete and the tissue reconditioned are tendons capable of withstanding the demands of everyday activities. Rotator Cuff Anatomy: The rotator cuff is ...

Lets Have a look at Triangular FibroCartilage Complex Injuries (TFCC) Commonly mistaken by medical personnel as ''wrist sprains'' A TFCC tear is an injury to the triangular fibrocartilage complex, found in the wrist, between the end of the ulna bone and the carpals. Its function is to stabilize the radio ulnar joint. TFCC tear symptoms Symptoms of a TFCC tear include wrist pain on the little pinky finger side. There will be tenderness over the back of the wrist. Pain is worst on bending the wrist sideways so the little finger moves towards the forearm ( called ulna deviation). There is likely to be swelling in the wrist, reduced grip strength and sometimes a clicking sound or feeling when moving the wrist. The triangular fibrocartilage complex consists of:     The triangular fibrocartilage disc.     Ulna meniscus.     Ulnar collateral ligament.     Several carpal ligaments.     Extensor carpi ulnaris tendon shea...