Achilles tendon rupture: An underrated complication of corticosteroid treatment

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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.

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Newnham, D. M., Douglas, J. G., Legge, J. S., & Friend, J. A. R. (1991). Achilles tendon rupture: An underrated complication of corticosteroid treatment. Thorax, 46(11), 853–854. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.46.11.853

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