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THE FREQUENCY OF ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Journal: Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation (Vol.1, No. 2)

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Page : 33-37

Keywords : Diabetes Mellitus Manifestations; Adhesive Capsulitis; Frequency; Pain; Stiffness;

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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.

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