The slipping slipper sign: a simple test with high specificity and positive predictive value for peripheral neuropathy among diabetic patients

This study evaluated the ability of the slipping slipper sign (defined as unknowingly losing a slipper while walking) to identify diabetic neuropathy in Jamaican patients. A single question was used to ascertain the presence of the slipping slipper sign (SSS) among 69 patients attending a diabetes c...

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Main Authors: Krystal A.T. Gayle, Marshall K. Tulloch-Reid, Rainford J. Wilks, Trevor S. Ferguson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
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Online Access:https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/475

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