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OBJECTIVES: To study the prevalence of hand abnormalities in diabetic patients and to evaluate the associations between the hand abnormalities and diabetic variables .
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of 248 diabetic patients selected at random, setting , Out-patient clinic,diabetic centre ,AL- Nassriah city .                                                                
MEASURES: Presence and extent of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), Dupuytren's contracture (DC), flexor tenosynovitis (FTS), and limited joint mobility (LJM). Duration of diabetes, metabolic control .
RESULTS: Carpal tunnel syndrome, DC, FTS and LJM were each present in significant number. Hand abnormalities were observed  in 39.5% and more than one abnormality was also found in a significant number.. The hand abnormalities were associated with the duration of diabetes but not with the metabolic control .                                                               
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of hand abnormalities in diabetic patients is high and increases with the duration of diabetes. ,but not the glycaemic control.

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