How can tendons be damaged?

1 Answer
Jun 4, 2015

A tendon is the connective tissue structure that connects muscle to bone.

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This can be injured in any number of ways including tearing or inflammation (called tendonitis). The problem is that it takes much longer for a tendon to heal than a muscle.