Which joint problem involves partially torn or inflamed tendons or ligaments, with slow healing due to limited blood supply?

Which joint problem involves partially torn or inflamed tendons or ligaments, with slow healing due to limited blood supply?

• A. Arthritis
• B. Tennis elbow
• C. Dislocation
• D. Tendinitis

Answer: (D)

The main idea is that tendons heal slowly because they have limited blood supply, so injuries to tendons or ligaments that cause irritation or partial tearing tend to take longer to mend. Tendinitis is the inflammation or irritation of a tendon, and this fits the description: a joint problem involving tendons that are inflamed or torn, with slow healing due to poor blood flow. Arthritis involves inflammation inside the joint itself, affecting cartilage and other joint tissues rather than the tendons; a dislocation is when bones shift out of their normal relationship at a joint; tennis elbow is a specific tendinitis of the elbow. The term that best matches the description in general is tendinitis.

The main idea is that tendons heal slowly because they have limited blood supply, so injuries to tendons or ligaments that cause irritation or partial tearing tend to take longer to mend. Tendinitis is the inflammation or irritation of a tendon, and this fits the description: a joint problem involving tendons that are inflamed or torn, with slow healing due to poor blood flow.

Arthritis involves inflammation inside the joint itself, affecting cartilage and other joint tissues rather than the tendons; a dislocation is when bones shift out of their normal relationship at a joint; tennis elbow is a specific tendinitis of the elbow. The term that best matches the description in general is tendinitis.