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The association of diabetes mellitus and ‘stiff hands’ is well documented. We report on twenty-three cases of the syndrome and the incidence of diabetic complications in this group relative to controls matched for age, sex, duration of diabetes and therapy.
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Sugrue, D., McEvoy, M., Dempsey, J. et al. Diabetic stiff hand syndrome. Ir J Med Sci 152, 152–156 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02960059
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