If flexor tendon sheaths are preserved one may find it possible to release contractures by free grafts (Fig. 4); otherwise it may be necessary to use a tubed pedicle flap through which corrective ...

In most other cases of flexion contracture, surgical intervention (usually under local or regional anaesthesia) is the best treatment in terms of correction of the contracture and prevention of ...

Surgical intervention is recommended for contractures exceeding 30˚ of flexion at the PIP joint, 20˚ of flexion at the MCP joint, or for patients with diminished hand function that interferes ...

Typical Dupuytren’s contractive with palmar cord and flexion contracture of the metacarpophalangeal joint. The pretendinous bands and nodular palmar thickenings typically begin in the fourth and ...

Injectable collagenase was safe and effective for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture, according to pooled results of 2 multicenter, multinational, double-blind trials.

Proper wrist flexion is important for daily tasks like grasping objects, typing, and hand function. Here's what normal wrist flexion should be, how to tell if you have a problem, and exercises you ...

Dupuytren's contracture is a progressive genetic disorder of pathologic collagen production and deposition that eventually leads to flexion joint contractures that can severely limit hand function ...

Published Aug 22, 2019 10:35AM EDT - Elway joins campaign aimed at encouraging those who think they may have Dupuytren's contracture to seek a diagnosis from a hand specialist and ask about ...

DUBLIN, Jan. 19, 2024 /CNW/ -- Endo International plc (OTC: ENDPQ) announced today that two new presentations related to Dupuytren's contracture and XIAFLEX ® (collagenase clostridium ...