Feet changes in Diabetic Patients Detected in X-ray Film

Abstract

Background Diabetes mellitus is a condition where sufficient amounts of insulin are either not produced by the body or the body is unable to use the sufficient insulin that is produced. . The aim of the study is to identify feet changes in diabetic patients that can be detected by plain radiography. Patients & Methods: Design: Cross - sectional study Participants: One hundred diabetic patients-Setting: This study was done in September -2005 to June -2006, in Al - Wafaa diabetic out patients clinic & radiology department, Al-Zahrawi hospital in Mosul. Jesuits : One hundred patients were studied, 70 female & 30 males. The Results: Most of them were 41-70 years old (88%), family history association about 67% & additional disease about 47%. Most of patients were type II (NIDDM) about 94%, & mean duration of diabetes about 10 years. The main clinical findings were abnormal sensation. foot deformity & swelling. The main radiological findings were osteopenia, Hyperostosis foot deformity tuft resorption, osteomyelitis & osteoarthritis. Conclusions: Feet changes in. diabetics are mainly the result of peripheral - neuropathy, which is due to prolonged duration & poor control of diabetes.