1. Proliferating mitogenic fibroblasts/myofibroblasts are radiosensitive cells (Rodemann et al. 1991; Rodemann and Bamberg 1995; Rubin et al. 1999) 2. Production of free radicals impair proliferative activity of fibroblasts (Murrell…
Fig. 44.1 A dorsal hand-based thermoplastic splint Fig. 44.2 A volar hand-based thermoplastic splint 44.2.3 The Role of Postoperative Splinting Some surgeons routinely advise postoperative splinting after fasciectomy and dermofasciectomy….
Fig. 42.1 Severe Dupuytren contracture of the little finger. This situation is presenting a difficult surgical approach; ankylosis of MP and IPP joints; contracture with important loss of digito-palmar and…
Fig. 26.1 QuickDASH In an effort to find a scale which is more valid in DD, we developed the Southampton Dupuytren’s Scoring Scheme (SDSS). This was derived by reducing many…
Recruit patients Enrollment survey Follow-up surveys Directly Demographics Changes in E-mail Age, sex, race Social history SMS Handedness Medical history Social media Social history Medications Newswire Medical history Garrod pads…
MP joints Clinical success PIP joints Clinical success N n (%) N n (%) 24 h after CCH injection 325 213 (66) 211 62 (29) 48 h after CCH…
1265 Observed by Theodoric of Bologna 1743 First full description by François de la Peyronie 1828 First surgical excision of a plaque by George McClellan 1943 Plaque excision and free…
Fig. 24.1 Patient #1, with double digital cord Patient #2 is a male in his third decade with a strongly positive family history (Fig. 24.2). Fig. 24.2 Patient #2, with…
Fig. 41.1 Patient with symptomatic Dupuytren Disease, preoperative Fig. 41.2 Intraoperative placement of a sheet of acellular dermal matrix in wound bed following standard fasciectomy in the same patient from…
Fig. 17.1 Volar view after Dupuytren Disease of a digital cord of the fifth finger treated with collagenase of Clostridium histolyticum. A custom-made dorsal dynamic tension-free splint in thermoplastic material…
