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Several other diseases, including autoimmune conditions, can involve ligaments. Autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), mixed connective tissue diseases, polychondritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and scleroderma can involve the ligaments either through the normal inflammatory process or by causing dysfunction of the joints. Other diseases include tendinitis, fibromyalgia, and osteroarthritis.