Indawo ehamba emanzini ye-tendon ingxenyeni yezintuthwane ezithinteka igazi. Izindawo zokudoba zibalulekile ngoba ziyizindawo ze-tendon ezizolimala.
Kunamakhulu ama-tendon emizimbeni yethu, nokho sivame ukubona kuphela izinkinga ezimbalwa ze-tendon. Lezi zinhlobo zezinkinga ze- tendonitis zenzeka ezindaweni ezingaphansi kwamanzi wethenda lapho i-blood supply kuleyo ndawo ethize yezingcuba ibude kakhulu.
Izitsha zegazi ezondla i-oksijeni nezakhi kumathambo ziphakeme kakhulu futhi zisehla phansi, futhi kufanele zihlunge endaweni ye-watershed ngokusebenzisa ama-capillari amancane. Le ndawo yokuzamazama komhlaba ixhomeke ekunikezeni igazi okude, ngakho-ke iyakwazi ukulimala.
Ama-tendons aneziqhumane ezihamba ngamanzi ezinama-tendonitis noma ama- tendon rupture ahlanganisa:
Umsele wamanzi yindawo yomhlaba lapho ukugeleza kwamanzi kuqondiswa khona emfuleni othile noma emzimbeni wamanzi. Amaphethelo nezintaba zezintaba zivule kakhulu kulezi zidumbu ezinkulu zamanzi, njengamanye amazwe angaphansi kwamanzi amathononi ahamba phambili ekugezeni kwegazi okuqine kakhulu.