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Ossification of the Achilles Tendon REPORT OF SEVEN CASES
PAUL A. LOTKE
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From The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City
1970 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1970; 52:157-160 
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Abstract

Ossification of the Achilles tendon, as observed here in seven cases, is usually asymptomatic and requires no treatment. If symptoms occur, usually pain, a fracture should be suspected, and the ossified mass excised to prevent rupture of the tendon or persistence of symptoms.

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