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Ortiz, on the other hand, carried a big stick in 2004 and 2007, and enters this postseason much healthier than last year, when he was weakened by a partially torn tendon sheath in his left wrist.
Tendonitis often involves the tissues, but can also encompass the inflammation of the tendon sheath, usually close to where the tendon goes into the muscle.
Changes seen included increase in intra-articular fluid and tenosynovial changes (increases in the amount of fluid in the tendon sheath, or thickening and enhancement of the tendon sheath).
 
 
 
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