Risk factors for acute Achilles rupture
Several risk factors have been identified as contributing factors for acute rupture:
- local corticosteroids
- vascular degeneration/irregularities
- systemic corticosteroids
- hyperthermia of tendon
- peritendinous injections
- training errors
- Fluoroquinolones
- malalignment of foot and/or ankle
- degenerative changes in tendon
- chronic Tendinopathy (with Haglund’s Deformity) (1)
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