---

• n  a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

• It severed the main tendon to his big toe, the main tendon to the next toe, crushed the casing to the joints that join the big toe to the foot.
• For years doctors measured thyroid function by testing how fast the tibial muscle jerks when the Achilles tendon is tapped.
• Corbis The X-ray of an ankle with a torn Achilles tendon will generally be normal, but simply examining the patient makes the diagnosis quite easy.

• sinew

News & Articles

---

• Bishop agrees to one-year contract with Vikings
  Financial terms were not disclosed. Bishop was released by the Green Bay Packers last week after missing all of last season with a ruptured hamstring tendon suffered in the Aug. 9 preseason opener at San Diego and became expendable when the team decided to re-sign Brad Jones and restructure A.J. Hawk ’s deal — both at starter’s money.
  June 24, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Report: Vikings, Desmond Bishop agree to one-year deal
  Financial terms were not disclosed. Bishop was released by the Green Bay Packers last week after missing all of last season with a ruptured hamstring tendon suffered in the Aug. 9 preseason opener at San Diego and became expendable when the team decided to re-sign Brad Jones and restructure A.J. Hawk ’s deal — both at starter’s money.
  June 24, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• San Francisco Giants to activate Pablo Sandoval
  Sandoval has been out since June 8 with a strained tendon in his left foot. The infielder just completed a two-game rehab assignment, where he collected four hits, including two home runs.
  June 24, 2013 - Philly.com

Quotes

---

• Dara Torres in Toronto Star
  He found a tear in my quad tendon that was undiagnosed,Torres said in an e-mail message. "Excluding draining my knee, he has never treated me, but I did see his chiropractor who did soft-tissue work on my leg. That was the extent of my...
• Mark Hughes in Sportinglife.com
  Didi kicked a ball in training with the end of a toe, and unfortunately it looks like he may have ruptured a tendon,Hughes told the club's official website. "He will go over to Zurich to see a surgeon that he has seen with a similar injury...
• Nathan Deakes in Reuters
  I'm still in a bit of shock,Deakes said in a statement. "There was no decision to make unfortunately, my body made the decision for me. I have to have surgery to fix it as the hamstring tendon has come away from the bone at the pelvis. It...