 Tenotomy
"Tenotomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Surgical division of a tendon for relief of a deformity that is caused by congenital or acquired shortening of a muscle (Stedman, 27th ed). Tenotomy is performed in order to lengthen a muscle that has developed improperly, or become shortened and is resistant to stretching.
| Descriptor ID |
D058971
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.712
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| Concept/Terms |
Tendon Release- Tendon Release
- Release, Tendon
- Releases, Tendon
- Tendon Releases
Tendon Lengthening- Tendon Lengthening
- Lengthening, Tendon
- Lengthenings, Tendon
- Tendon Lengthenings
Heel-Cord Release- Heel-Cord Release
- Heel Cord Release
- Heel-Cord Releases
- Release, Heel-Cord
- Releases, Heel-Cord
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tenotomy" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Ang BFH, Mohan PC, Png MA, Allen JC, Howe TS, Koh JSB, Lee BP, Morrey BF. Ultrasonic Percutaneous Tenotomy for Recalcitrant Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: Clinical and Sonographic Results at 90 Months: Response. Am J Sports Med. 2022 02; 50(2):NP10-NP11.
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Ang BFH, Mohan PC, Png MA, Allen JC, Howe TS, Koh JSB, Lee BP, Morrey BF. Ultrasonic Percutaneous Tenotomy for Recalcitrant Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: Clinical and Sonographic Results at 90 Months. Am J Sports Med. 2021 06; 49(7):1854-1860.
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