Which risk increases when tendon elasticity exceeds limits?

💡 Explanation

A weakened tendon has a risk of rupture due to the decreased collagen strength. When a tendon's elasticity weakens past a physiologic threshold, collagen fibrils fail because of plastic deformation leading to macrotrauma rather than homeostatic stretch adjustments.

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