The diabetic shoulder: association between diabetes mellitus and adhesive capsulitis — a systematic review and meta-analysis
Diabetes mellitus is strongly associated with an increased risk of adhesive capsulitis. However, the observed association may be influenced by unmeasured confounding factors. Further high-quality longitudinal studies are required to clarify the causal relationship and underlying mechanisms.
Authors
- Marius M. Scarlat
- Philippe Hernigou
Institutions
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- Hôpital Saint-Michel (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2026-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-026-06793-4
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00