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ABSTRACT: Background
Patients with diabetes mellitus have higher risk of developing shoulder pathology. However, only adhesive capsulitis is addressed in shoulder pain guidelines as a disorder associated with diabetes. Yet, patients with diabetes are at risk of having several other shoulder disorders, including focal neuropathy. Our aim was to quantify the presence of shoulder disorders using physical examination and ultrasound imaging in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) suffering from shoulder pain in general practice.Methods
In this prospective cross-sectional study, patients with T2DM who had had a painful shoulder for at least four weeks were included. Patients filled out a questionnaire and underwent a physical examination of the shoulders and feet and ultrasound imaging of the shoulder.Results
A total of 66 patients were included, of whom 40.9% (n = 27) had bilateral complaints resulting in 93 symptomatic shoulders. Subacromial pain syndrome was most frequently diagnosed by physical examination (66.6%, 95% CI 51.6-72.0%; p < 0.0001), while ultrasound imaging showed that subacromial disorders were statistically significantly the most prevalent (90.3%, 95% CI 81.9-95.2%). Only two patients (3%) were diagnosed with neuropathic shoulder pain.Conclusion
When choosing treatment, general practitioners should be aware that in patients with T2DM the subacromial region is most frequently affected.
SUBMITTER: Alabdali LAS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7767012 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alabdali Login Ahmed S. LAS Jaeken Jasmien J van Alfen Nens N Dinant Geert-Jan GJ Borghans Rob A P RAP Ottenheijm Ramon P G RPG
Journal of clinical medicine 20201218 12
<h4>Background</h4>Patients with diabetes mellitus have higher risk of developing shoulder pathology. However, only adhesive capsulitis is addressed in shoulder pain guidelines as a disorder associated with diabetes. Yet, patients with diabetes are at risk of having several other shoulder disorders, including focal neuropathy. Our aim was to quantify the presence of shoulder disorders using physical examination and ultrasound imaging in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) suffering from shoulde ...[more]