title: Distribution of blood groups in patients with tendon rupture. An analysis of 832 cases.
abstract: We aimed to determine the distribution of the ABO and Rh blood groups in 832 patients with a tendon rupture. Among these, the frequency of blood group O (52.8%) was significantly higher than in the general population of Hungary (31.1%) and the frequency of group A was significantly lower. Of the 83 cases of multiple ruptures or re-rupture, 57 patients (68.7%) had group O blood. The dominance of group O was found for all sites of tendon rupture, but there was no significant association with the Rh groups. Individuals with blood group O appear to have an increased risk of tendon rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, National Institute of Traumatology, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jozsa
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Balint
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kannus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reffy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barzo
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D012307:Risk Factors; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System