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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 71-B, Issue 2, 272-274
Copyright © 1989 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Distribution of blood groups in patients with tendon rupture. An analysis of 832 cases

L Jozsa, JB Balint, P Kannus, A Reffy, and M Barzo

Department of Morphology, National Institute of Traumatology, Budapest, Hungary.

We aimed to determine the distribution of the ABO and Rh blood groups in 832 patients with a tendon rupture. Among these, the frequency of blood group O (52.8%) was significantly higher than in the general population of Hungary (31.1%) and the frequency of group A was significantly lower. Of the 83 cases of multiple ruptures or re-rupture, 57 patients (68.7%) had group O blood. The dominance of group O was found for all sites of tendon rupture, but there was no significant association with the Rh groups. Individuals with blood group O appear to have an increased risk of tendon rupture.




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