This a condition which mainly affects adult males, involving the palm of the hand and the fingers. Connective tissue (palmar fascia) right under the skin begins to thicken and shorten which causes development of contracted cords and nodules in the palm. It is the shortening and tightening of these cords that causes the fingers to draw down toward the palm.
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MacArthur, Douglas (1880â1964) US general. A divisional commander in World War I, he became army chief of staff in 1930, and military adviser to the Philippines in 1935, retiring from the US Army in 1937. Recalled in 1941, MacArthur conducted the defence of the Philippines until ordered out to Australia.