Spontaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament after anabolic steroids.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire, UK.
Anabolic steroids remain popular among body builders and power athletes despite numerous warning about their side effects. A case of spontaneous rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament is reported in a bodybuilder taking steroids. While there are many published reports of tendon rupture associated with steroid intake, the authors could find no report relating to ligament disruption.
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