Long term type 1 diabetes is associated with hand pain, disability and stiffness but not with structural hand osteoarthritis features - The Dialong hand study.

OBJECTIVE:To explore whether having long-term type 1 diabetes (>45 years) is associated with a higher prevalence of radiographic hand OA, erosive hand OA and increased hand pain, disability and stiffness. METHODS:In total N = 96 persons with type 1 diabetes diagnosed before 1970 were included (me...

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Main Authors: Karin Magnusson, Kristine Bech Holte, Niels Gunnar Juel, Jens Ivar Brox, Kåre Birger Hagen, Ida Kristin Haugen, Tore Julsrud Berg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5433713?pdf=render