Ankle fractures in diabetics.
Ankle fractures are common and good results are expected. Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is also common, and long-standing disease is associated with peripheral neuropathy. A trauma unit will inevitably receive patients with both problems. We describe two salutary lessons and suggest how our experience with diabetic neuroarthropathy might be avoided.
Parikh
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Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Maidstone Hospital, Kent, UK.
Slater
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Walker
C
C
D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography