Medical Definition of Tendon transfer

1. Surgical procedure by which a tendon is incised at its insertion and placed at an anatomical site distant from the original insertion. The tendon remains attached at the point of origin and takes over the function of a muscle inactivated by trauma or disease. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tendon Transfer

tendon sheath syndrome
tendon suture
tendon transfer (current term)
tendon transplantation
tendonectomies
tendonectomy
tendonitides
tendonitis
tendonitises
tendons
tendophony
tendoplasty
tendosynovitis
tendotomy
tendovaginitides

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