Dupuytren’s disease

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Dupuytren’s disease is a contracture of the hand derived from the retractile fibrosis of the palmar aponeurosis, that leads to a progressive deformity in flexion of fingers. It has been named from the French surgeon Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835), that described it in 1831. In this note it is sketched a short biography of Dupuytren and the main clinical features of the disease are described, underlining some particular aspects of therapy.

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Trèves, R. (2006). Dupuytren’s disease. Reumatismo, 58(3), 239–242. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2006.239