@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00048785,
 author = {松井, 伸公 and 三秋, 泰一 and 北川, 孝 and 中泉, 大 and Matsui, Nobumasa and Miaki, Hiroichi and Kitagawa, Takashi and Nakaizumi, Dai},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {Journal of wellness and health care, Journal of wellness and health care},
 month = {Aug},
 note = {Although patients with diabetes often are well known to have limited mobility in their
ankle joints, limited information is available regarding how this effect is distributed by
gender or age. This study was performed to address these questions. The subjects were
divided into four groups, i.e., 28 male diabetic older (MDO) patients (age range, 50 - 69
years), 14 male diabetic young (MDY) patients (age range, 30 - 49 years), 10 female
diabetic older (FDO) patients (age range, 50 - 69 years), and 10 healthy male control
subjects (age range, 50 - 69 years). Control age and gender matched (CAG) means that
the control subjects matched with MDO patients in gender and age. The parameters
examined were passive range of motion of plantar flexion and dorsiflexion of the ankle
joint, flexion and extension of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, and pronation as well
as supination of the subtalar joint. Each range of motion was compared across all four
groups. The ankle ranges of motion for the MDO, MDY, FDO, and CAG groups were
55.4° ± 8.4°, 56.8° ± 6.9°, 60.7° ± 9.5°, and 69.1° ± 9.2°, respectively. The MDO and
MDY groups had significantly decreased capability in this regard compared with the CAG
group. In contrast, the first metatarsophalangeal ranges of motion for the MDO, MDY,
FDO, and CAG groups were 82.9° ± 9.6°, 86.7° ± 13.7°, 90.2° ± 11.6°, and 96.3° ± 8.9°,
respectively. The MDO group had significantly lower values than the CAG group, but there
was no significant difference in the subtalar range of motion between these two groups.
This study suggested that limited ankle joint mobility may occur in female diabetic patients
independent of age.},
 pages = {65--70},
 title = {Effects of gender and age on the range of motion of foot joints in Japanese diabetic patients},
 volume = {43},
 year = {2019}
}