Enthesis (plural: entheses) is the point at which a tendon inserts into bone, where the collagen fibres are mineralised and integrated into bone tissue. A tendon or sinew is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. ... Grays illustration of a human femur, a typically recognized bone. ... Collagen triple helix. ...

There are two types:

• Fibrous entheses
• Fibrocartilaginous entheses

A disease of entheses is known as an "enthesopathy".

External links

• Image of enthesis
• Enthesopathy and Soft Tissue Shadows
• Entheses and enthesopathy. Anatomical, pathological, and radiological correlation