Finger joint contractures in children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Vestermark, S.

Ugeskrift for Laeger 150(32): 1933-1934

1988


ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782
PMID: 3413876
Document Number: 324460
Seventy-two children with juvenile diabetes mellitus were examined for the presence of finger joint contractures. Normal joint mobility was found in all of the children below 8.5 years of age. Out of 61 children over 8.5 years, 15 had limited finger joint mobility. Short stature was more frequently associated with limited finger joint mobility.

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