Achilles insertional calcific tendinosis

Enthesophytes are abnormal bony projections at the attachment of a

tendon A tendon or sinew is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue, dense fibrous connective tissue that connects skeletal muscle, muscle to bone. It sends the mechanical forces of muscle contraction to the skeletal system, while withstanding tensi ...

ligament A ligament is a type of fibrous connective tissue in the body that connects bones to other bones. It also connects flight feathers to bones, in dinosaurs and birds. All 30,000 species of amniotes (land animals with internal bones) have liga ...

. They are not to be confused with

osteophyte Osteophytes are Exostosis, exostoses (bony projections) that form along joint margins. They are distinct from enthesophytes, which are bone, bony projections that form at the attachment of a tendon or ligament. Osteophytes are not always distingui ...

s, which are abnormal bony projections in joint spaces. Enthesophytes and osteophytes are bone responses for stress.

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