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THE FREQUENCY OF ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS
- Source :
- Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation. 1:33-37
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Ziauddin University, 2012.
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE To find out adhesive capsulitis patients in diabetes mellitus patients. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. STUDY SETTINGS & PARTICIPANTS Patients with diabetes mellitus from Ziauddin university hospital Clifton Karachi were included. 325 diabetic patients in which 81 patients were diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis. SAMPLE SIZE A Sample size of 325 patients was selected. SUBJECTS 170 men and 155 women aged between 40 to 79 years were selected. RESULT Frequency of shoulder adhesive capsulitis was 24.9% among diabetic subjects. CONCLUSION Adhesive capsulitis are under recognized in adult diabetic patients occurring in 18% of the cases. Physicians should consider examining the periarticular region of the joints in the hands and shoulders whenever a diabetic patient presents with musculoskeletal symptoms.
Details
- ISSN :
- 23097833 and 23113863
- Volume :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........38747fdd090d6700ccaf550fb1609997