Matthew J Johnson, Suganthi Kandasamy, Katherine M Raspovic, Kshitij Manchanda, George Tye Liu, Michael D VanPelt, Lawrence A Lavery, Dane K Wukich
Diabetes (DM) increases fracture risk, and bone quality depends on type diabetes type, duration, and other comorbidities. Diabetes is associated with a 32% increased relative risk (RR) of total fractures and 24% increased RR of ankle fractures compared with patients without DM. Type 2 DM is associated with a 37% increased RR of foot fractures compared with patients without DM. The incidence of ankle fractures in the general population is 169/100,000 per year, while foot fractures occur less frequently, with an incidence of 142/100,000 per year...
2023: Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism