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1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Injury
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
The incidence of Achilles tendon rupture in Copenhagen during an 18 year period, from 1978 to 1995 was studied. A total of 209 patients sustained 213 Achilles tendon ruptures (55 in women and 158 in men). The median age was 41 years. The overall incidence was 13.4/100000 inhabitants/year.
