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Case Reports
. 2003 Aug;85(6):883-6.

Spontaneous tendon ruptures in alkaptonuria

R V Manoj Kumar  1 , S Rajasekaran
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  • PMID: 12931812
Case Reports

Spontaneous tendon ruptures in alkaptonuria

R V Manoj Kumar et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2003 Aug.

Abstract

Ochronosis, the musculoskeletal manifestation of alkaptonuria, is known to lead to degenerative changes of the spine and weight-bearing joints. Symptoms related to degeneration of tendons or ligaments with spontaneous ruptures have not previously been reported. Three patients are described with four spontaneous ruptures of either the patellar tendon or tendo Achillis as the first symptom of alkaptonuria.

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  • Spontaneous tendon ruptures in alkaptonuria.
    Logani V, Eachempati KK, Malhotra R, Bhan S. Logani V, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2004 Sep;86(7):1090; author reply 1090. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2004. PMID: 15446547 No abstract available.

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