Achilles tendon rupture: an underrated complication of corticosteroid treatment.
AUTOR(ES)
Newnham, D M
RESUMO
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.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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