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Prevalence of Frozen Shoulder in Diabetic Patients | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 291-301 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mohammad Abid Abdul-Hussain | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background : Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important secondary cause of frozen shoulder (FS) . Aim of study : to identify the prevalence of FS among diabetic patients and it's relation to age, gender, duration and control of DM . Patients and method : 198 randomly selected diabetic patients from the attendants of Al-Hakem center of endocrinology at Al-Sader teaching hospital in Al-Najaf city during the period from July 2008-October 2009,each patient subjected to scratch test , BMI calculation and HbA1c measurement. Results : prevalence of FS in DM was 17.2% . There was significant relationship between FS and age of patients , duration of DM and control of DM at p value <0.05 . Conclusion : FS is a common complication of DM in Al-Najaf city . It is directly related to age of patient , duration of DM and inversely related to control of DM . | ||
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