Relationship between limited joint mobility of the hand and diabetic foot risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Yusuke MineokaMichiyo IshiiAkiko TsujiYoriko KomatsuYuko KatayamaMitsuko YamauchiAki YamashitaYoshitaka HashimotoNaoto NakamuraYasukazu KatsumiMotohide IsonoMichiaki Fukui

Published in: Journal of diabetes (2016)

The results demonstrate a correlation between LJM of the hand and foot risk. Diagnosis of diabetic hand is simple and non-invasive, and is thus a useful method for assessing the risk of diabetic foot in T2D patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes