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ArticleCureus2025

Surgical Repair of Bilateral Achilles Tendon Rupture Following Levofloxacin Use.

Amanda Anderson, Huthayfa Kahf, Matthew Hatter, Naudereh Noori

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Amanda AndersonOrthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, USA.
Huthayfa KahfOrthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, USA.
Matthew HatterOrthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, USA.
Naudereh NooriOrthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluoroquinolones are widely used in the treatment of common infections such as urinary tract and airway infections. There have been reported adverse effects of causing tendinopathy and tendon ruptures, with limited case reports involving Achilles tendon rupture. Previously documented risk factors include concurrent steroid use as well as systemic diseases such as vascular or rheumatic disease. There is a scarcity in the literature involving acute bilateral Achilles tendon ruptures following fluoroquinolone usage and subsequent surgical treatment options. The purpose of this case report is to present a rare case of a previously healthy and active elderly patient who sustained bilateral Achilles tendon ruptures following levofloxacin usage and underwent bilateral Achilles tendon repairs.

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achilles tendinitisachilles tendon debridement and tenosynovectomyachilles tendon rupture bilateralflexor hallucis longus tendon transferfluoroquinolonesgastrocnemius lengtheningmidsubstance speedbridgeminimally invasive surgery (mis) achilles repairorthopaedic surgerypercutaneous achilles repair

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PMID40182384
PMCPMC11968069

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