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Dupuytren's contracture (also called Dupuytren's disease, Morbus Dupuytren, Viking disease, palmar fibromatosis and Celtic hand) is a condition in which one or more fingers become permanently bent in a flexed position. [2]
2 sie 2024 · Dupuytren contracture, also called Viking disease, or palmar fibromatosis, is a fibrosing condition that characteristically presents as a firm nodularity on the palmar surface of the hand with coalescing cords of soft tissue on the webs and digits.
14 kwi 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.
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.
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.
14 lip 2023 · Dupuytren's contracture is an inherited disease of progressive fibrous tissue contracture of the palmar fascia. Predominantly affects men of northern European descent aged >40 years old who smoke, drink alcohol, or have diabetes.
26 lut 2023 · Dupuytren disease is predominantly a myofibroblastic disease that affects the palmar and digital fascia of the hand and results in contracture deformities. The most commonly affected digits are the fourth (ring) and fifth (small or pinky) digits. The disease begins in the palm as painless nodules that form along longitudinal lines of tension.
