Evidence-Based Practice on Diabetes and Orthopedics

Diabetes and Orthopedics Abstract Orthopedics refers to the medical field focusing on diseases/ailments and injuries affecting a human musculoskeletal system. As such, this system is composed of skeletal joints, bones, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and muscles critical for daily bodily functions. Initial procedural measures were primarily focused on children, who, unfortunately, were victims of limb or spine deformities. However, with time, the field encompassed the general care of patients of all age groups, from newborns to the old. Newborns could suffer from clubfeet requiring surgery (arthroscopic) as a result of injury, while the elderly could be suffering from arthritis. The above move was based on the fact that often, people break or fracture a bone during daily routines, especially as a result of physical activities. Patients with diabetes pose problems to orthopedic treatment due to complications arising from problems emanating from muscular and other joints problems experienced by diabetes patients.