Spontaneous Bilateral Achilles Tendon Rupture after Local Steroid Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a Diabetic Patient: A case report.
- Author:
Shin Kyoung KIM
1
;
Jong Moon KIM
;
Hyun Sik PARK
;
Hyun Joon SHIN
;
Chan Ho HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea. rmjmk@kku.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Achilles tendon rupture;
Diabetes mellitus;
Steroid
- MeSH:
Achilles Tendon;
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Rupture;
Tendon Injuries
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2009;33(6):715-717
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Achilles tendon injuries are one of the most common tendon injuries in the lower extremities, but spontaneous bilateral achilles tendon rupture without any external force is extremely rare. We present a case of a patient who had spontaneous bilateral achilles tendon rupture related to multiple steroid injections for carpal tunnel syndrome in diabetes. According to this case, we suggest that we should take special precaution to use steroid to the diabetes though it is not applied to the achilles tendon directly.
