Are Patients Presenting with an Achilles Tendon Rupture at Greater Risk of Rupturing Their Contralateral Tendon? A Retrospective Cohort Study with Minimum 2 Years Follow-up

Joaquín Palma,Andres Villa,Alejandro Freundlich,Jose Dominguez Martinez,Felipe Fuentealba Secul,Giovanni Carcuro,Jorge Filippi Nussbaum

Are Patients Presenting with an Achilles Tendon Rupture at Greater Risk of Rupturing Their Contralateral Tendon? A Retrospective Cohort Study with Minimum 2 Years Follow-up

2018

Joaquín Palma
Andres Villa
Alejandro Freundlich
Jose Dominguez Martinez
Felipe Fuentealba Secul
Giovanni Carcuro
Jorge Filippi Nussbaum

Category:SportsIntroduction/Purpose:Study Design: Case-controlObjective:To determine whether patients presenting with an Achilles tendon rupture are at greater risk of rupturing their contralateral...

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Tendon
Surgery
Retrospective cohort study
Achilles tendon rupture
Medicine
Risk factor

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