Persistent tendon pain that impairs function has inconsistent medical terms that can influence choice of treatment.1 When a person is told they have tendinopathy by clinician A or tendinitis by clinician B, they might feel confused or be alarmed at receiving what they might perceive as two different diagnoses. This may lead to loss of confidence in their health professional and likely adds to uncertainty if they were to search for information about their condition. Clear and uniform terminology also assists inter-professional communication. Inconsistency in terminology for painful tendon disorders is a problem at numerous anatomical sites. Historically, the term ‘tendinitis’ was first used to describe tendon pain, thickening and impaired function (online supplementary figure S1). The term ‘tendinosis’ has also been used in a small number of publications, some of which were very influential.2 3 Subsequently, ‘tendinopathy’ emerged as the most common term for persistent tendon pain.4 5 To our knowledge, experts (clinicians and researchers) or patients have never engaged in a formal process to discuss the terminology we use. We believe that health professionals have not yet agreed on the appropriate terminology for painful tendon conditions. ### Supplementary data [bjsports-2019-100885supp001.pdf] The authors of this paper, a group of international clinical and research experts from different disciplines, aimed to achieve a consensus in terminology for persistent tendon disorders. We ran a Delphi and consensus process that culminated in a face-to-face meeting at the fifth International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (ISTS) in Groningen, the Netherlands, on 26 September 2018 (placeholder for sentence about the other two papers and accompanying editorial if they get accepted). Here, we present the resulting consensus statements on terminology for persistent tendon pain. Our two-stage Delphi design, consensus process consisted of an online survey followed by a face-to-face meeting. One of us (AS) drafted 11 statements about terminology …

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ICON 2019：国际科学肌腱病研讨会共识：临床术语

损害功能的持续性肌腱疼痛具有不一致的医学术语，可能会影响治疗的选择。 1 当一个人被临床医生 A 告知他们患有肌腱病或临床医生 B 告知他们患有肌腱炎时，他们可能会感到困惑或惊恐地接受他们可能认为是两种情况不同的诊断。这可能会导致对他们的健康专业人员失去信心，并且如果他们要搜索有关其病情的信息，则可能会增加不确定性。清晰统一的术语也有助于跨专业的交流。疼痛性肌腱疾病的术语不一致是许多解剖部位的问题。历史上，术语“肌腱炎”首先用于描述肌腱疼痛、增厚和功能受损（在线补充图 S1）。“肌腱病”一词也被用于少数出版物，其中一些非常有影响力。2 3 随后，“肌腱病”成为持续性肌腱疼痛最常见的术语。4 5 据我们所知，专家（临床医生）和研究人员）或患者从未参与过讨论我们使用的术语的正式过程。我们认为，卫生专业人员尚未就疼痛性肌腱状况的适当术语达成一致。### 补充资料 [bjsports-2019-100885supp001.pdf] 本文的作者是一群来自不同学科的国际临床和研究专家，旨在就持续性肌腱疾病的术语达成共识。我们运行了 Delphi 和共识过程，最终在 2018 年 9 月 26 日在荷兰格罗宁根举行的第五届国际科学肌腱病研讨会 (ISTS) 上举行了面对面会议（关于其他两篇论文和随附社论的占位符，如果他们被接受）。在这里，我们提出了关于持续性肌腱疼痛术语的共识声明。我们的两阶段 Delphi 设计共识过程包括在线调查和面对面会议。我们中的一个人 (AS) 起草了 11 份关于术语的声明…… 协商一致过程包括在线调查和面对面会议。我们中的一个人 (AS) 起草了 11 份关于术语的声明…… 协商一致过程包括在线调查和面对面会议。我们中的一个人 (AS) 起草了 11 份关于术语的声明……