Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 26-28, June 2007

Bilateral spontaneous and simultaneous rupture of the Achilles tendons secondary to exercises for limb ischemia: A case report

  • Nitin Jain, MBBS

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  • Matthew J. Dawson, FRCSG (Tr. and Orth)

Cumberland Infirmary, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Carlisle, United Kingdom.

Exercise is proven to be safe and effective treatment and is prescribed routinely for the conservative management of intermittent claudication. Before advising about the exercises, the assessment of these patients rarely includes risk factors for the Achilles tendon rupture. We present a case report of bilateral simultaneous and spontaneous rupture of the Achilles tendons secondary to the exercises prescribed for intermittent claudication in a patient with significant risk factors for Achilles rupture.

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 Grant support or financial assistance received: None.

PII: S1062-0303(07)00024-6

doi:10.1016/j.jvn.2007.02.004

Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 26-28, June 2007

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