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  • Title: Spontaneous tendon ruptures in alkaptonuria.
    Author: Manoj Kumar RV, Rajasekaran S.
    Journal: J Bone Joint Surg Br; 2003 Aug; 85(6):883-6. PubMed ID: 12931812.
    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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