Evaluation of Achilles tendon thickening in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Akturk M. Y., Ozdemir A., Maral I., Yetkin I., Arslan M.

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES, cilt.115, sa.2, ss.92-96, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 115 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-2007-955097
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.92-96
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: diabetes, type 2, tendon, Achilles, US, FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA, ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, THICKNESS, SONOGRAPHY, DISORDERS, SIZE
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To investigate the effect of diabetes mellitus on the Achilles tendon, which may contribute to the long-term complications in the foot-ankle complex and to investigate the factors relating to its thickening.