Enthesitis
Enthesitis is inflammation of the entheses, the sites where tendons or ligaments insert into the bone.[1][2] It is an enthesopathy, a pathologic condition of the entheses. Manifest in inflammation or occasionally in fibrosis and calcification, enthesitis can be caused by recurring stress or by inflammatory autoimmune disease. A common autoimmune enthesitis is at the heel, where the Achilles tendon attaches to the calcaneus.
It is associated with HLA B27 arthropathies such as ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and reactive arthritis.[3][4] Symptoms include multiple points of tenderness at the heel, tibial tuberosity, iliac crest, and other tendon insertion sites.
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Anatomically close but separate conditions are:
- Apophysitis, inflammation of the bony attachment, generally associated with overuse among growing children.[5][6][7]
- Tendinopathy is a disorder of the tendon, and is associated with direct injury or repetitive activities.[8]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Enthesis (plural: Entheses)
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ The Free Dictionary (2009). "Enthesitis". Retrieved 2010-11-27.
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- ↑ "OrthoKids - Osgood-Schlatter's Disease".
- ↑ "Sever's Disease". Kidshealth.org. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
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- ↑ "Tendinitis". National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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