injuryupdate
07-01-2004, 12:58 PM
This article, with anecdotal evidence only, suggests that anabolic steroid use is a risk factor for tendon injury, with the proposed mechanism that the muscle increases in size way out of proportion to the tendon, causing tendinitis and/or rupture:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/special_report/news/2002/05/28/verducci/
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/special_report/news/2002/05/28/verducci/