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CASE REPORT

Neglected spontaneous rupture of the Achilles’ tendon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Kaoru MurakoshiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Shigeki MomoharaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katsunori IkariDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Takuji IwamotoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Kouichirou KawamuraDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Taisuke TomatsuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 10-22 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0054, Japan
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Noriko IikuniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroshi OkamotoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 324-326 | Received 02 Feb 2006, Accepted 23 Jun 2006, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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