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name: tb-500-tendon
description: Apply the TB-500 for Tendon Repair: What the Evidence Shows article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# TB-500 for Tendon Repair: What the Evidence Shows

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/tb-500-tendon). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/tb-500-tendon.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/tb-500-tendon/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What's breaking down Tendons connect muscle to bone and handle repeated loads. Over time or after injury, the tissue can shift from repair mode to degeneration. Blood supply stays low. Collagen fibers lose alignment. Inflammation lingers in

## Representations

- Human: /a/tb-500-tendon
- JSON: /api/articles/tb-500-tendon
- Relationships: /api/articles/tb-500-tendon/topology
- History: /api/articles/tb-500-tendon/revisions