This review highlights musculoskeletal complications in diabetes, emphasizing their impact on morbidity and management, suggesting treatment options.
Key Points
Musculoskeletal complications significantly increase morbidity and disability in diabetes patients, affecting over half of those diagnosed.
Chronic inflammation and impaired anabolic processes contribute to joint destruction and fibrosis, worsening outcomes for diabetes management.
Reviewing recent findings, musculoskeletal manifestations can exacerbate a sedentary lifestyle in diabetic patients, complicating their treatment plans.
Increased risk is noted for those with overlapping metabolic syndrome and diabetes, indicating complex health interactions.