Abstract
1. Small indian ink marks were made at intervals along the length of tendons in the limbs of young rabbits, and the distance between the marks was measured during the operation. The rabbits were killed two to three months later, and the amount of longitudinal growth that had occurred was determined by re-measuring the distance between the marks.
2. The experiments showed that the whole of the tendon grows interstitially in length, but that maximal growth occurs near the muscle-tendon junction.
3. Histological examination of the tendons and control experiments involving adult tendons indicated that growth was not significantly interfered with by marking the tendons.
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