Werner Girsch, Rohit Arora, Eva-Maria Baur, Markus Gabl, Dietmar Hager, Thomas Hintringer, Lars-Peter Kamolz, Rupert Koller, Christian Krasny, Martin Leixnering, Walpurga Lick-Schiffer, Matthias Rab, Ingrid Schlenz, Gottfried Wechselberger, Gerlinde Weigel, Armin Zadra, Robert Zimmermann
Dupuytren's contracture (DC) or Dupuytren's disease (DD) is a progressive fibro-proliferative disease of palmoplantar connective tissue, resulting in characteristic nodal and/or cord formation from collagen disposition. When the disease progresses, the thickening and shortening of the cords eventually leads the affected fingers to being pulled into flexion, which may be associated with marked disability, especially with bilateral disease. DD is relatively common in Europe, with the highest prevalence in Nordic countries...
August 2019: Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, Plastische Chirurgie