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Diabetes-induced osteoarthritis: from a new paradigm to a new phenotype
  1. Francis Berenbaum
  1. Correspondence to Francis Berenbaum, Department of Rheumatology, Pierre and Marie Curie University, APHP Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris France; francis.berenbaum{at}sat.aphp.fr

Abstract

Several epidemiological and experimental data support the hypothesis that diabetes could be an independent risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA), at least in some patients, leading to the concept of a diabetes-induced OA phenotype. If confirmed, this new paradigm will have a dramatic impact on prevention of OA initiation and progression.

https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.146399

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    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.