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Study of hand syndromes in diabetic patients attending Al Kadhemiya teaching hospital, Baghdad | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 151, 2012, Pages 147-152 | ||
| Author | ||
| Uqba N. Yousif | ||
| Abstract | ||
| To assess the prevalence rates of hand syndromes among diabetic patients compared to non diabetic patients. A 96 diabetic patients & 100 non diabetic patients as a control group were comprised in the study . All patients underwent complete rheumatic examination to assess the hand syndromes like diabetic cheiroarthropathy Dupuytren’contracture , flexor tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel syndrome & reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Other diseases rather than D.M were excluded clinically & by routine investigations. Prevalence amongst two groups was subjected to statistical analysis using T test & ‘z’ test. In diabetics are more frequent; Dupuytren’s contracture (p<0.001), diabetic cheiroarthropathy, flexor tenosynovitis and carpal tunnel syndrome (p<0.05). on conclusion : The prevalence rates of hand syndromes among diabetic patients are statistically significant than in non diabetic patients | ||
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| Study of hand syndromes in diabetic patients attending Al Kadhemiya teaching hospital; Baghdad | ||
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