APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tendons are able to act like elastic bands, they can stretch and bounce back into shape. Like elastic bands, if too much force is applied they can stretch or tear.

Detailed explanation-2: -Snapping happens when tightened muscle or tendon moves over bony prominence of hip. It is often seen in athletes and especially dancers. The muscles in the pelvis and hip help stabilize the joint and allow for mobility. When the muscles tighten they act as rubber bands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tendons are bands of fibrous tissue that connect muscles to bones. Muscles are all made of the same material, a type of elastic tissue (sort of like the material in a rubber band). Thousands, or even tens of thousands, of small fibers make up each muscle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Consider a muscle like a new rubber band (or hairband for the ladies w) – elastic and flexible – able to bounce back after being stretched. Ligaments and tendons are more like an old, dry rubber band – pull it too far and it will just snap apart.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rubber band syndrome (RBS) is a relatively rare condition in which a rubber band around a limb becomes embedded under the skin, causing tissue damage. Most reported cases are in children, and its occurrence in adults is considered extremely rare.