Plantar fascia enthesopathy is highly prevalent in diabetic patients without peripheral neuropathy and correlates with retinopathy and impaired kidney function

• Francesco Ursini ,

  * E-mail: francesco.ursini@yahoo.it

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8194-8642

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• Franco Arturi,

  Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

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• Kassandra Nicolosi,

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

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• Antonio Ammendolia,

  Affiliation Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

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• Salvatore D’Angelo,

  Affiliation Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy

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• Emilio Russo,

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

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• Saverio Naty,

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

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• Caterina Bruno,

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

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• Giovambattista De Sarro,

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

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• Ignazio Olivieri,

  Affiliation Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy

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• Rosa Daniela Grembiale

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy

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