title: [Enthesopathies--diagnosis and therapy].
abstract: Problems are frequently encountered regarding the terminology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and therapy of diseases of thes tendons insertion point (enthesis): Terms such as tendinosis, tenopathy, tendinitis, tendovaginitis, tendoperiostitis, insertions tenopathy, tendomyosis, etc. often are used interchangeably even through they describe anatomically and pathophysiologically different conditions. The term enthesiopathy is used as a generic term in this overview article irrespective of the causality.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Innere Medizin IV, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Bad Kissingen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sprott
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hein
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Domke
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Künzel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uhlemann
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wollina
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation