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Enthesopathies and diabetes mellitus
C Tambalo1, M Poli, G Mantovani
1University of Verona, Italy.
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
|March 1, 1995
Summary
This study found that while calcaneal spurs are more common in people with diabetes mellitus, they are not a direct complication. Other factors like age and body mass index also play a role.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
Background:
- Diabetes mellitus is linked to enthesopathies, which are disorders affecting bone insertions.
- Enthesopathies are potentially genuine complications of diabetes.
- The study investigates calcaneal spurs in non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if calcaneal spurs are a complication of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
- To clarify the relationship between diabetes and enthesopathies.
Main Methods:
- A comparative study of 100 non-insulin-dependent diabetes patients and 100 matched controls.
- Exclusion of patients with hyperostosis disorders.
- Discriminant analysis to assess the link between diabetes and calcaneal spurs.
Main Results:
- Calcaneal insertion disorders were more prevalent in the diabetic group.
- Factors such as body mass index and age were associated with these disorders.
- Discriminant analysis did not confirm calcaneal spurs as a complication of diabetes.
Conclusions:
- Enthesopathies are not a complication of diabetes mellitus.
- The findings may apply to diabetes-related insertion disorders at other joints.