enthesopathy

An enthesopathy refers to a disorder involving the attachment of a tendon or ligament to a bone. This site of attachment is known as the enthesis (pl. entheses). If the condition is known to be inflammatory, it can more precisely be called an enthesitis.

== Forms == thumb|Enthesopathy of the pelvis likely due to ankylosing spondylitis Enthesopathy can occur at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, carpus, hip, knee, ankle, tarsus, or heel bone, among other regions. Enthesopathies may take the form of spondyloarthropathies (joint diseases of the spine) such as ankylosing spondylitis, or psoriatic arthritis, plantar fasciitis, and Achilles tendinitis. Further examples include: Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder Rotator cuff syndrome of shoulder and allied disorders Periarthritis of shoulder Scapulohumeral fibrositis Synovitis of hand or wrist Periarthritis of wrist Gluteal tendinitis Iliac crest spur Psoas tendinitis Trochanteric tendinitis