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Tendon rupture

Tendon rupture is when a tendon breaks. Tendon is the tissue that connects muscle to bone. If this breaks, then the muscle can no longer function since it is no longer attached to a bone.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgereviewed this
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common is it?

Rare

Body locations

Bones

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