Are Foot Abnormalities More Common in Adults with Diabetes? A Cross-Sectional Study in Basrah, Iraq | Zendy

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Are Foot Abnormalities More Common in Adults with Diabetes? A Cross-Sectional Study in Basrah, Iraq

Author(s) -

Abbas Ali Mansour,

Samir Ghani Dahyak

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/08-004

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , cross sectional study , outpatient clinic , foot (prosody) , body mass index , population , type 2 diabetes , amputation , wasting , surgery , physical therapy , endocrinology , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health

Altered foot biomechanics, limited joint mobility, and bony deformities with neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and infection have been associated with an increased risk of ulceration and amputation among patients with diabetes. The aim of our study was to estimate prevalence of foot abnormalities among Iraqis with diabetes and to see if they are more common than in a control population.

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