Musculoskeletal complications of diabetes: A top-to-toe discussion

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Musculoskeletal complications of diabetes: A top-to-toe discussion

14 September 2022

Chris Milne

Wednesday 14 September 2022, 12:45 AM

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Sports physician Chris Milne outlines the commonly seen musculoskeletal complications of diabetes, along with advice on how to manage them

Key points, Several musculoskeletal conditions are more common in people with diabetes than those without, and many of these are treatable. To reduce the freque, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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References

1. Smith LL, Burnet SP, McNeil JD. Musculoskeletal manifestations of diabetes mellitus. Br J Sports Med 2003;37(1):30–35.

2. Kim RP, Edelman SV, Kim DD. Musculoskeletal complications of diabetes mellitus. Clin Diabetes 2001;19(3):132–35.

Photo: Servy A, Clérici T, Malines C, et al. Eosinophilic fasciitis: a rare skin sclerosis. Patholog Res Int 2010;2011:716935. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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