Dupuytren's contracture is a condition in which one or more fingers become permanently bent in a flexed position. It is named after Guillaume Dupuytren, ...

It is named after Guillaume Dupuytren. It usually begins as small, hard nodules just under the skin of the palm. Dupuytren's contracture of the ring finger ...

In pathology, a contracture is a shortening of muscles, tendons, skin, and nearby soft tissues that causes the joints to shorten and become very stiff, ...

Muscle contracture · Dupuytren's contracture · Volkmann's contracture

Sep 28, 2023 · This condition causes one or more fingers to bend toward the palm of the hand. The affected fingers can't straighten completely.

Although he gained much esteem for treating Napoleon Bonaparte's hemorrhoids he is best known today for his description of Dupuytren's contracture, which is ...

Feb 26, 2023 · Dupuytren contracture is a myofibroplastic disease that affects the hands. It usually results in painless cords that eventually lead to flexion ...

Dupuytren's contracture usually begins with a thickening of the skin in the palm of the hand. This may eventually cause the fingers to contract.

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, ...