Joint Contractures, Waxy Skin, and Control of Diabetes

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Abstract
IN recent years, reports have appeared of contractures of the finger joints in Type I diabetes in the young. A variety of terms have been used for this condition, including "joint stiffness," "diabetic hand syndrome," "juvenile diabetic cheiroarthropathy," and "limited joint mobility." It is surprising that this aspect of juvenile diabetes has received so little attention until now, for the condition is frequently present, and the contractures are readily apparent. It is also apparent that there is an undue prevalence of syndromes of tendon and nerve entrapment, including tenosynovitis, trigger finger, and median-nerve entrapment of the carpal tunnel. The relation . . .