Diabetic neuropathies influence recovery from hip-fracture surgery in older persons with diabetes.

CONCLUSION: DPN adversely affected ADL performance, IADL performance, and physical function-related health outcomes for older persons recovering from hip-fracture surgery. These results suggest that older patients with DM recovering from hip-fracture surgery should be assessed and managed for DPN.
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Source: Experimental Gerontology - February 7, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tseng MY, Huang YF, Liang J, Wang JS, Yang CT, Wu CC, Cheng HS, Chen CY, Lin YE, Wang WS, Shyu YL Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research