Dupuytren’s contracture is a fixed flexion contracture of the hand in which the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be fully extended. The disease is caused by underlying contractures of the palmar fascia. The condition inclines to foray patients in advancing age that causes progressive digital flexion contracture. Dupuytren's disease is often encountered by the surgeon, physician, and general practitioner alike.
The last few years have witnessed various significant studies in Dupuytren’s disease that may result in a paradigm shift in the management of this condition. The renowned surgeon Henry Cline introduced this condition into medical literature and conducted the first surgical corrective procedure. Epidemiology The condition classically affects elderly men. A strong familial module is recognized, and the pattern of inheritance has been suggested to be autosomal dominant with…
