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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis (a deep vein blood clot) or other complications following total knee replacement (TKR) than patients without diabetes, according to new research published online February 27, in advance of its publication in the March 2013 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS).
The study authors sought to determine whether or not blood sugar level (glycemic control) influenced outcome in TKR. Fifty-two percent of people with diabetes have arthritis. Previous studies have found that poor glycemic control may cause postoperative complications.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227134421.htm
The study authors sought to determine whether or not blood sugar level (glycemic control) influenced outcome in TKR. Fifty-two percent of people with diabetes have arthritis. Previous studies have found that poor glycemic control may cause postoperative complications.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227134421.htm