title: The bilateral subcutaneous rupture of the achilles tendon--a rare injury.
abstract: A very rare case of simultaneous bilateral rupture of the achilles tendon is reported. The histology revealed severe degenerative lesions on both achilles-tendons in a healthy patient. This severe degeneration obviously caused the ruptures following an extreme initial stress.
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture