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Can untreated tendonitis spread?

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No: Tendinitis is inflammation and cannot spread to another part of the body like an infection.

Answered 10/18/2016

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Dr. Bertrand Kaper answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

No: Tendinitis is not a systemic condition, meaning that it will not spread in your body. Tendinitis is a local condition of inflammation of a tendon.

Answered 8/24/2016

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