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Operations on muscles, tendons, fasciae and bursas: Incision in muscle, tendon and fascia: Exploration of a tendon: Other
You have had an operation on tendons.
Tendons are made up of very firm connective tissue. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
The operation involved exposing one or more of your tendons for closer examination.
Additional indicator
If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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