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Serial sonographic evaluation of Achilles tendons in patients taking fluoroquinolone antibiotics
Jefferson R Roberts1, Jay A Hudson, Kenneth K Lindell
1Tripler Army Medical Center Honolulu, HI 96859, USA.
Hawaii Medical Journal
|June 16, 2006
Abstract:
We performed a prospective study to determine if subclinical tendinopathy occurs in asymptomatic adults treated with fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Thirty-eight adults were enrolled. Serial ultrasounds of the Achilles tendons were performed. A board certified musculoskeletal radiologist interpreted the images in a blinded fashion. No changes were identified. Subclinical tendinopathy does not appear to exist in asymptomatic adults treated with fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

