ISSN: 2329-9096
Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Research Article
Is There Any Relationship between Frequency of Shoulder Impingement Steroid Injection and Diabetes Mellitus?
Author(s): Naglaa Hussein*, Matthew Bartels and Mark Thomas
Objective: Determine the relationship between frequency of steroid injections, duration between injections and
diabetic status among shoulder impingement patients.
Design: Retrospective.
Setting: Outpatient.
Participants: Charts of 412 patients presented with unilateral or bilateral shoulder pain diagnosed shoulder
impingement syndrome and treated with steroid injections over a period of 01/2019-12/2020.
Exclusion criteria: Those having manifestations suggesting of cervical radiculopathy, neuromuscular diseases, or
shoulder trauma history.
Interventions: Reviewing and collecting patient charts data; demographic data including occupation, body mass
index, detailed medical history including DM history. Shoulder exam including impingem.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-9096.21.s5.004