Enthesopathy – a personal perspective on its manifestations, implications and treatment

Introduction The enthesis is the insertion of the tendon onto the bone. Over 10 years ago, it was noted that the term tendonitis is a misnomer and attempts are still ongoing to have it replaced with terms like tendinopathy. This should also extend to the terms epicondylitis and fasciitis, where epicondyle “tendinopathy” and “fasciosis” or “fasciopathy”, respectively may be more appropriate. In the last 10 years the rheumatological literature has prompted a review of our concepts Enthesopathy – a personal perspective on its manifestations, implications and treatment