Achilles tendon rupture: an underrated complication of corticosteroid treatment.
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- 1 November 1991
- Vol. 46 (11) , 853-854
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.46.11.853
Abstract
Ten patients attending outpatient clinics who were taking oral corticosteroids ruptured their Achilles tendon in the course of 12 years. It is suggested that Achilles tendon rupture is a complication of corticosteroid treatment.Keywords
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