Because of the increased risk of complications and potential for recurrence associated with invasive surgical techniques, there has been renewed interest in simple fasciotomy to treat flexion ...

May 1, 2006 — Editor's Note: Dupuytren's contracture is a progressively debilitating hand disease that involves an abnormal thickening and contracture of tough tissue in the palm, causing the fingers ...

Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition that causes tissue beneath the skin of your palm (fascia) to thicken and form tough ...

Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition that causes the tissue under the skin of the palm to thicken, pulling fingers inward. Its progression rate varies among individuals. While there is no definitive ...

Dupuytren’s disease affects the palmar fascia and can progress into finger-bending Dupuytren’s contracture over time. It often pulls the ring or little finger into a fixed flexed position. Changes in ...

The Aug. 14 Metro article on Dupuytren's contracture, "Rare hand disease spurs global, high-tech brainstorming," made no mention of needle aponeurotomy, a simple, effective, low-pain procedure ...

The study also showed that if the contracture was corrected to 0˚ to 5˚ of flexion, recurrence rates were significantly lower and required no additional therapy. 12 In addition, most patients maintain ...