Anatom3DTendon sheath of flexor hallucis longus
Vagina tendinis musculi flexoris hallucis longi · Pochva šlachy dlouhého ohýbače palce nohy
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The sleeve around the tendon that curls the big toe, in a groove at the back of the talus.
What it does
Lets the tendon glide in its bony tunnel.
Keeping it well
Inflamed in ballet dancers ('dancer's tendinitis'), with pain and triggering at the back of the inner ankle.
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