Achilles tendon rupture: an underrated complication of corticosteroid treatment.
case_series · Level IV
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Achilles Tendon
- Muscular Diseases
- Prednisolone