Achilles tendon and plantar fascia in recently diagnosed type II diabetes: Role of body mass index

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1109-1113

  Abate, Michele ^a   Schiavone, Cosima ^b   Di Carlo, Luigi ^a   Salini, Vincenzo ^b  

^a Department of Neuroscience and Imaging   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Diabetes; Tendon abnormalities; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; GROUPS BY AGE AND SEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DIAGNOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL STRESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PLANTAR FASCIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THICKNESS;

ACHILLES TENDON; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FASCIA; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84863725343     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-012-1955-y     Document Type: Article

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