Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

flächenhafte Sehnen

English translation:

aponeuroses

Added to glossary by Victoria Holmes
Jan 23, 2019 21:19
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German term

flächenhafte Sehnen

German to English Medical Medical (general) Anatomy question
From a general description of the human musculoskeletal system:

"Die Sehnen werden je nach Lokalisation, Form und Verlaufsrichtung der Muskel in Zug-, Druck- oder flächenhafte Sehnen unterschieden."

I've been able to find explanations in German of what these tendon types do, but I'm getting nowhere trying to find the correct English terms for all three kinds of tendon. Can anyone help, please? Thank you very much!
Proposed translations (English)
1 aponeuroses
4 flat tendons
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Discussion

Anne Schulz Jan 25, 2019:
FWIW, this is not a really common classification of human tendons in anatomy, and that's probably why you had so much trouble finding "correct" English terms.

Proposed translations

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aponeuroses

@Victoria Holmes

Thanks much for your asker / peer feedback comment to my references!

suggested translation to your reformulated query would then be "aponeuroses"

sources:

Sehnen und Bänder im Körper | Der Mensch
https://www.der-mensch.net › Gewebe
9 abr. 2018 - Flächenhafte Sehnen (Aponeurosen) kommen an schrägen ... auf der dem Knochen zugewandten Seite auf Druck beansprucht. ... Zugsehnen verlaufen in Hauptrichtung zum Muskel und werden nur auf Zug beansprucht.

Lehrbuch der gesamten Anatomie des Menschen: Cytologie, Histologie, ...
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=3662001187 -
G. Arnold, ‎Theodor H. Schiebler, ‎H.M. Beier - 2013 - ‎Medical
Flächenhaft ausgebreitete Sehnen heißen Aponeurosen (Abb. 5-9h). ... in das Periost ein und breiten damit den Zug über eine größere Fläche aus. IV. ... von Strukturen, die unter größerem Druck flächenhaft aneinandergepreßt werden.

Aponeurosis | anatomy | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/science/aponeurosis
The aponeurosis is composed of dense fibrous connective tissue containing fibroblasts ... Aponeuroses are structurally similar to tendons and ligaments.

Should tendon and aponeurosis be considered in series? - NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16085074 -
M Epstein - ‎2006 - ‎
Fibres, aponeuroses, and tendons are often considered mechanically "in series" in ... We then demonstrate that assuming the tendon and aponeurosis to be in ...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks again for all your help!"
23 hrs

flat tendons

wide, flat tendons, which may be fan-shaped, cylindrical or ribbon-shaped...

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f31e/0932a2f35a6d7feff20977...
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Reference comments

2 hrs
Reference:

flächenhafte Sehnen > aponeuroses

Sehnen und Bänder im Körper | Der Mensch
https://www.der-mensch.net › Gewebe
9 abr. 2018 - Flächenhafte Sehnen (Aponeurosen) kommen an schrägen ... auf der dem Knochen zugewandten Seite auf Druck beansprucht. ... Zugsehnen verlaufen in Hauptrichtung zum Muskel und werden nur auf Zug beansprucht.

Lehrbuch der gesamten Anatomie des Menschen: Cytologie, Histologie, ...
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=3662001187 -
G. Arnold, ‎Theodor H. Schiebler, ‎H.M. Beier - 2013 - ‎Medical
Flächenhaft ausgebreitete Sehnen heißen Aponeurosen (Abb. 5-9h). ... in das Periost ein und breiten damit den Zug über eine größere Fläche aus. IV. ... von Strukturen, die unter größerem Druck flächenhaft aneinandergepreßt werden.

Aponeurosis | anatomy | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/science/aponeurosis
The aponeurosis is composed of dense fibrous connective tissue containing fibroblasts ... Aponeuroses are structurally similar to tendons and ligaments.

Should tendon and aponeurosis be considered in series? - NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16085074 -
M Epstein - ‎2006 - ‎
Fibres, aponeuroses, and tendons are often considered mechanically "in series" in ... We then demonstrate that assuming the tendon and aponeurosis to be in ...

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Zugsehnen > tensile tendons:

Molecular Parameters Indicating Adaptation to Mechanical Stress in ...
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=3540244743 -
Stefan Milz, ‎Michael Benjamin, ‎Reinhard Putz - 2005 - ‎Medical
In this function, they are referred to as tensile tendons ("Zugsehnen"). In several body parts, however, tendons appear in a peculiar mechanical situation: they pass around so-called hypomochlia, i.e., bony ...
Note from asker:
Thank you very much for all your help. I've gone with "tensile tendons, compressive tendons or aponeuroses". It's taken me longer to sort out these three terms than the last three paragraphs!
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