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Enthesopathy

Enthesopathy

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Enthesopathy
Classification and external resources
ICD-10M76.-M77.9
ICD-9726
DiseasesDB18256
MeSHD012216

In medicine, an enthesopathy refers to a disorder of entheses (bone attachments).[1]

If the condition is known to be inflammatory, it can more precisely be called a enthesitis.

Enthesopathies are disorders of peripheral ligamentous or muscular attachments.

[edit]Examples

Examples include spondyloarthropathy such as ankylosing spondylitis, plantar fasciitis, and Achilles tendinitis.

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