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The subjective nature of evaluation of LJM finding has limited its usefulness as a means of monitoring potential effects of diabetes control variables. We examined 32 individuals 18-27 years of age, 11 with no diabetes or LJM, 7 with diabetes but no clinical LJM, and 14 with diabetes and LJM. Ratios between various widths of bone and soft tissue were developed to determine discriminatory variables from radiographs. The most discriminating single variable was a ratio of the width of the finger at the distal interphalangeal joint to the width of the Finger at the mid-portion of the middle phalanx of the fifth linger of the left hand. Only 32.4% of the variability of this measurement could be explained by the grouping of LJM versus no LJM. Separate analysis of the informative ratio gave a ρ value of 0.001 between those with LJM and those without, and between those with diabetes but no LJM and those with LJM. We have confirmed by analysis of radiographs the clinical appearance of LJM associated with periarticular thickening and demonstrated that this can be quantified as an altered ratio of the width of the finger at the joint

Author

A.L. Rosenbloom; J. Williams; S.B. Linda

Published

1991

Language

EN