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Dupuytren's contracture unfolded
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Dupuytren's disease is a common and disabling fibroproliferative condition of the hand. It tends to strike patients in advancing age, causing progressive digital flexion contracture. Through its many associations, Dupuytren's disease crosses all borders of medicine and is often encountered by surgeon, physician, and general practitioner alike. To the medical student, it is dependable examination fodder—a name on many lists and a sign of many systems.
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Townley et al
Institution: BMJ
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Fasciitis: Palmar Fasciitis
- - OCOSH Classification: Hand Disorders and Deformities: Acquired Hand Deformities: Dupytren Contracture
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Added: Sun Oct 21 2007
Last Modified: Wed Apr 13 2011