retinaculum
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- noun
- /ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊləm/
- Specialized
- The retinaculum holds the tendon in place, ensuring smooth movement during exercise.
- strain in the retinaculum
- peripatellar retinaculum
Examples
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However, this approach to increasing the surgical workspace requires cutting the retinaculum surrounding the patella.
Academic text (2018) -
The inferior extensor retinaculum is stitched to the lateral malleolar tip.
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Therefore, we believe that the suprapatellar approach to retinaculum incision for patellar subluxation requires further study.
Academic text (2018) -
Tibial rotation had a significant effect on the patellofemoral contact pressures as well as on in situ strain in the retinaculum.
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With the application of lateral stress, patellar tracking changed significantly after medial retinaculum incision.
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The peripatellar retinaculum is an essential, complex, anisotropic, multilayered tissue for patellar stabilization.
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The inferior extensor retinaculum is prepared for advancement onto the lateral malleolus for the Gould part of the surgery.
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Injuries to the retinaculum can lead to instability in the affected joint.
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During the operation, the surgeon examined the retinaculum to determine if it was damaged.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word retinaculum comes from the Latin retinere meaning 'to hold' and the ending -culum meaning 'small thing', so it literally means a 'small holder' and is related to the English word retain. That's why a retinaculum in the body is a band of tissue that keeps an organ or tendon in place, like a little strap that helps 'retain' parts.