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Dupuytren contracture is a condition that causes one or more fingers to bend toward the palm of the hand. The affected fingers can't straighten completely. It most often affects the two fingers farthest from the thumb.
Dupuytren contracture (also called Dupuytren disease) is an abnormal thickening of the skin in the palm of your hand at the base of your fingers. This thickened area may develop into a hard lump or thick band.
Apr 14, 2024 · Dupuytren's Disease is a benign proliferative disorder characterized by decreased hand function that begins as a painless nodule and can progress to form diseased cords and contractures of the palm and fingers.
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Sep 28, 2023 · In most cases, Dupuytren contracture can be diagnosed by the look and feel of the hands. Other tests are rarely necessary. Health care providers compare the hands with each other and check for puckering on the skin of the palms.
Dupuytren’s contracture is a disorder of the palm of the hand and fingers. In the normal hand there is a fibrous tissue called fascia. Fascia covers the important nerves, blood vessels, muscles, and tendons. Fascia also stabilizes the skin.
Jun 25, 2018 · Dupuytren’s contracture, also known as Dupuytren’s disease, is a genetic disease that affects the hands, causing the fingers to close in, leaving a person unable to straighten them. In this condition, a layer of connective tissue underneath the palm of the hand called fascia becomes thickened from an overgrowth of collagen.
Nov 5, 2022 · Dupuytren's disease, also called Dupuytren’s contracture, is an abnormal thickening and tightening of the normally loose and flexible tissue beneath the skin of the palm and fingers, called...
Dupuytren’s contracture is a progressive disorder that starts gradually, with small, tender lumps in the palm of the hand. Over time, fingers (usually the ring and/or small fingers) are drawn into a bent position.
Dupuytren's disease is a condition that affects the palmar fascia — the fibrous layer of tissue that lies underneath the skin and above the tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and bones in the palm and fingers. In patients with Dupuytren's, the fascia thickens and contracts (shortens) over time.
Jan 23, 2023 · Dupuytren contracture (sometimes also called Dupuytren disease) is a genetic disorder that makes the tissue under the skin of your palms and fingers thicken and tighten. Small bumps (nodules) grow on your hand’s fascia — the rubber-band like tissue under your skin that supports your hand and fingers.
