محدوديت حركت مفصلي در بيماران ديابتي مراجعه كننده به مركز تحقيقاتي درماني ديابت يزد

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common endocrine disorders that involves many organs such as ,joints. Hands is common site of joint involvement (diabetic stiff hand syndrome refered to as diabetic cheiroarthropathy. One hundred and fifty patients with diabetes mellitus and 152 age and gender matched controls were studied to assess the prevalence of Limited joint mobility. Joint mobilityʹ was measured by goniometry at metacarpophalangeal and subtalar joints , and those in whom a prayer sign was elicited were said to have cheiroarthopathy. 1(15 diabetic patients and 10 controls had cheiroarthopathy. Themean range of motion was reduced at metacarpophalangeal joints in diabetic patients (30.2 ± 7.6°) as compared to controls (39.6 ± 6.6°, p<0.0001). mobility at subtalar joints was reduced in diabetic patients ; inversion (21.7 ± 5.80), eversion (16.3 ± 3.70) as compared to controls inversion (24.1 _a 4.3° , p<0.0001), eversion (I7.7 + 2.5° , p<0.0001). We conclude that significant limitation of joint mobility is present in patients with diabetes mellitus.