Dupuytren's Contracture
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Injectable collagenase clostridium histolyticum for Dupuytren's contracture.

Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Dupuytren's disease limits hand function, diminishes the quality of life, and may ultimately disable the hand. Surgery followed by hand therapy is standard treatment, but it is associated with serious potential complications. Injection ... Read more...

Histological staging and Dupuytren's disease recurrence or extension after surgical treatment: a retrospective study of 124 patients.

30 Jul 2009 Dupuytren's disease has a high rate of recurrence after treatment. In this study we have assessed the usefulness of histological staging in the prediction of recurrence. We have also verified whether there is a correlation between histological ... Read more...

Dupuytren's disease: a predominant reason for elective finger amputation in adults.

29 Jun 2009 Dupuytren's disease (DD) can lead to severe disabling finger contractures resistant to surgical treatment. In some cases, finger or ray amputation is considered, due to a severe functional deficit or vascular injury. To evaluate the weight of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dupuytren's Contracture'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Injectable collagenase clostridium histolyticum for Dupuytren's contracture. Sep 2009
• Histological staging and Dupuytren's disease recurrence or extension after surgical treatment: a retrospective study of 124 patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Dupuytren's disease: a predominant reason for elective finger amputation in adults. 29 Jun 2009
• Digital neuropathy of the median and ulnar nerves caused by Dupuytren's contracture: Case report. 29 Jun 2009
• Type-1 Collagen differentially alters beta-catenin accumulation in primary Dupuytren's Disease cord and adjacent palmar fascia cells. 17 Jun 2009
• Transforming growth factor-beta1 stimulation enhances Dupuytren's fibroblast contraction in response to uniaxial mechanical load within a 3-dimensional collagen gel. 5 Jun 2009
• Phototherapy miracles in a nutshell. 30 May 2009
• The anatomy of the ulnar digital nerve of the little finger: a cadaveric study. 30 May 2009
• Anatomical study of the palmar intermetacarpal perforator flap. 30 Mar 2009
• Keloid scarring, but not Dupuytren's contracture, is associated with unexplained carotid atherosclerosis. 30 Mar 2009
• Samosa dressing in hand surgery. 17 Mar 2009
• [The pathobiochemistry of Dupuytren's contracture] 27 Feb 2009
• Pfizer swallows Wyeth, validates niche buster. 27 Feb 2009
• Does a 'firebreak' full-thickness skin graft prevent recurrence after surgery for Dupuytren's contracture?: a prospective, randomised trial. 27 Feb 2009
• An integrated proteomics approach for studying the molecular pathogenesis of Dupuytren's disease. 27 Feb 2009
• Visual and computer software-aided estimates of Dupuytren's contractures: correlation with clinical goniometric measurements. 11 Feb 2009
• What's new in hand surgery. 30 Jan 2009
• The lateral digital flap for Dupuytren's fasciectomy at the proximal interphalangeal joint--a study of 84 consecutive patients. 5 Jan 2009
• Partial fasciectomy for Dupuytren's contractures. 30 Dec 2008
• [Ten-year experience with operative treatment of Dupuytren's contracture] 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Dupuytren's Contracture'

Definition: A fibromatosis of the palmar fascia characterized by thickening and contracture of the fibrous bands on the palmar surfaces of the hand and fingers. It arises most commonly in men between the ages of 30 and 50.

Descriptor UI: D004387

Alternative terms: Dupuytren's Contracture; Contracture, Dupuytren's; Dupuytren Contracture; Dupuytrens Contracture;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.651.197.270; C17.300.270;

Technical Notes: contracture of fingers