Anatom3DTendon sheath of extensor digitorum longus
Vagina tendinum musculi extensoris digitorum longi pedis · Pochva šlach dlouhého natahovače prstů
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The sleeve around the four tendons that lift the lesser toes, on the outer front of the ankle.
What it does
Lets these tendons glide under the retaining bands.
Keeping it well
Inflamed by tight shoes or overuse; rarely serious.
Related conditions
- Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus)
- Flat feet (pes planus)
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Hammer toe and claw toe
- Lyme disease
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Morton's neuroma
- Osteoarthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Varicose veins
- Venomous snakebite