Dupuytren’s contracture is a benign nodular fibromatosis of palmar and digital fascia, described in 1831 by the French surgeon Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835). With an unknown origin, Dupuytren’s disease is a progressive fibroproliferative disorder which primarly affects the hands, but also can be associated with other types of fibromatoses such as plantar fibromatosis (Ledderhose disease), penile fibromatosis (Peyronie disease), and fibromatosis of the dorsum of the proximal interphalangel (PIP) joints (Garrod’s nodules or knuckle pads). Dupuytren’s disease, also known as palmar […]
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