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Role of Intrinsic Muscle Atrophy in the Etiology of Claw Toe Deformity in Diabetic Neuropathy May Not Be as Straightforward as Widely Believed

OBJECTIVE: Clawing of the toes in the diabetic neuropathic foot is believed to be caused by muscle imbalance resulting from intrinsic muscle atrophy. However, experimental data that support this mechanism are lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate this hypothesis using magnetic resonance ima...

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Autores principales: Bus, Sicco A., Maas, Mario, Michels, Robert P.J., Levi, Marcel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19279305
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc08-2174