Fibrocartilaginous enthesis | Fibrous enthesis | |
Origin | Cartilage | Tendon, ligament, periosteal |
Traject of fibres | End within cartilage | Penetrate into bundle bone |
Attachment site | Epiphyses, apophyses | Metaphyses, diaphyses |
Collagen type | II | I |
Glycosaminoglycans | Present | Absent |
Example | Achilles tendon, annulus fibrosus | Perivertebral ligaments |
SIJ1-150 ligament | SIJ ligament |
↵1-150 SIJ = sacroiliac joint.