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Musculotendinous retraction

MedGen UID:
1615041
•Concept ID:
C4531103
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0031462

Definition

Abnormal reduction in length of a tendon which tends to pull (retract) the attached muscle tissue with shortening of the muscle fibers often accompanied by atrophy and fatty degeneration of the affected muscle tissue. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMusculotendinous retraction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Selection criteria for surgical correction of equinovarus foot in adults with brain damage: A systematic scoping review.
Chan B, Salib M, Faggianelli F, Marque P, Cormier C, Gasq D
Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2023 Mar;66(2):101651. Epub 2022 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2022.101651. PMID: 35240327
Determinants of Return to Play After the Nonoperative Management of Hamstring Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Review.
Fournier-Farley C, Lamontagne M, Gendron P, Gagnon DH
Am J Sports Med 2016 Aug;44(8):2166-72. Epub 2015 Dec 15 doi: 10.1177/0363546515617472. PMID: 26672025

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Triceps Tendon Ruptures: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Rehabilitation.
Gaviria M, Ren B, Brown SM, McCluskey LC Jr, Savoie FH 3rd, Mulcahey MK
JBJS Rev 2020 Apr;8(4):e0172. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.19.00172. PMID: 32539261
Rotator cuff muscles lose responsiveness to anabolic steroids after tendon tear and musculotendinous retraction: an experimental study in sheep.
Gerber C, Meyer DC, Von Rechenberg B, Hoppeler H, Frigg R, Farshad M
Am J Sports Med 2012 Nov;40(11):2454-61. Epub 2012 Sep 28 doi: 10.1177/0363546512460646. PMID: 23024152
Quantitative analysis of muscle and tendon retraction in chronic rotator cuff tears.
Meyer DC, Farshad M, Amacker NA, Gerber C, Wieser K
Am J Sports Med 2012 Mar;40(3):606-10. Epub 2011 Dec 14 doi: 10.1177/0363546511429778. PMID: 22174340
Negative muscle pennation angle as a sign of massive musculotendinous retraction after tendon tear: paradoxical function of the vastus lateralis muscle.
Meyer DC, Gerber C, Farshad M
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2011 Sep;19(9):1536-9. Epub 2011 Mar 29 doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1488-y. PMID: 21445590

Diagnosis

Triceps Tendon Ruptures: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Rehabilitation.
Gaviria M, Ren B, Brown SM, McCluskey LC Jr, Savoie FH 3rd, Mulcahey MK
JBJS Rev 2020 Apr;8(4):e0172. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.19.00172. PMID: 32539261
Quantitative analysis of muscle and tendon retraction in chronic rotator cuff tears.
Meyer DC, Farshad M, Amacker NA, Gerber C, Wieser K
Am J Sports Med 2012 Mar;40(3):606-10. Epub 2011 Dec 14 doi: 10.1177/0363546511429778. PMID: 22174340
Negative muscle pennation angle as a sign of massive musculotendinous retraction after tendon tear: paradoxical function of the vastus lateralis muscle.
Meyer DC, Gerber C, Farshad M
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2011 Sep;19(9):1536-9. Epub 2011 Mar 29 doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1488-y. PMID: 21445590
Full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff of the shoulder: diagnosis with MR imaging.
Farley TE, Neumann CH, Steinbach LS, Jahnke AJ, Petersen SS
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1992 Feb;158(2):347-51. doi: 10.2214/ajr.158.2.1729796. PMID: 1729796
MR imaging of the shoulder: appearance of the supraspinatus tendon in asymptomatic volunteers.
Neumann CH, Holt RG, Steinbach LS, Jahnke AH Jr, Petersen SA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1992 Jun;158(6):1281-7. doi: 10.2214/ajr.158.6.1590124. PMID: 1590124

Therapy

Negative muscle pennation angle as a sign of massive musculotendinous retraction after tendon tear: paradoxical function of the vastus lateralis muscle.
Meyer DC, Gerber C, Farshad M
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2011 Sep;19(9):1536-9. Epub 2011 Mar 29 doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1488-y. PMID: 21445590

Prognosis

Indirect markers for length adjustment in distal biceps tendon allograft reconstruction.
Beeler S, Hecker A, Bouaicha S, Meyer DC, Wieser K
PLoS One 2021;16(9):e0257057. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257057. PMID: 34473790Free PMC Article
Negative muscle pennation angle as a sign of massive musculotendinous retraction after tendon tear: paradoxical function of the vastus lateralis muscle.
Meyer DC, Gerber C, Farshad M
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2011 Sep;19(9):1536-9. Epub 2011 Mar 29 doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1488-y. PMID: 21445590
MR imaging of the shoulder: appearance of the supraspinatus tendon in asymptomatic volunteers.
Neumann CH, Holt RG, Steinbach LS, Jahnke AH Jr, Petersen SA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1992 Jun;158(6):1281-7. doi: 10.2214/ajr.158.6.1590124. PMID: 1590124

Clinical prediction guides

Rotator Cuff Repair and Overlay Augmentation by Direct Interlocking of a Nonwoven Polyethylene Terephthalate Patch Into the Tendon: Evaluation in an Ovine Model.
Meyer DC, Bachmann E, Darwiche S, Moehl A, von Rechenberg B, Gerber C, Snedeker JG
Am J Sports Med 2023 Oct;51(12):3235-3242. Epub 2023 Sep 8 doi: 10.1177/03635465231189802. PMID: 37681526
Indirect markers for length adjustment in distal biceps tendon allograft reconstruction.
Beeler S, Hecker A, Bouaicha S, Meyer DC, Wieser K
PLoS One 2021;16(9):e0257057. Epub 2021 Sep 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257057. PMID: 34473790Free PMC Article
Negative muscle pennation angle as a sign of massive musculotendinous retraction after tendon tear: paradoxical function of the vastus lateralis muscle.
Meyer DC, Gerber C, Farshad M
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2011 Sep;19(9):1536-9. Epub 2011 Mar 29 doi: 10.1007/s00167-011-1488-y. PMID: 21445590
MR imaging of the shoulder: appearance of the supraspinatus tendon in asymptomatic volunteers.
Neumann CH, Holt RG, Steinbach LS, Jahnke AH Jr, Petersen SA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1992 Jun;158(6):1281-7. doi: 10.2214/ajr.158.6.1590124. PMID: 1590124

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