Anatom3DTendon sheath of flexor digitorum longus
Vagina tendinum musculi flexoris digitorum longi pedis · Pochva šlach dlouhého ohýbače prstů
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The sleeve around the tendon that curls the lesser toes, behind the inner ankle.
What it does
Lets the tendon glide around the inner ankle.
Keeping it well
Rarely a problem; the tendon is used as a graft to replace a failed tibialis posterior.
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