Dupuytren contracture - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
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.
Dupuytren's Disease - Hand - Orthobullets
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 Contracture: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Dupuytren contracture is a genetic disorder that makes the tissue under the skin of your palms and fingers thicken and tighten. There’s no cure, but symptoms take months or years to advance. There are lots of treatment options, including nonsurgical ways to relieve your symptoms.
Dupuytren's Contracture: Pictures, Symptoms, Causes ... - WebMD
Dupuytren's (du-pwe-TRANZ) contracture is a condition that gradually causes connective tissue (fascia) under the skin of your palm to thicken and become scar-like. Although Dupuytren's...
Dupuytren's Contracture - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Dupuytren contracture (also called Dupuytren disease) is an abnormal thickening of the skin in the palm of your hand at the base of your fingers. This thickened area may develop into a hard lump or thick band. Over time, it can cause one or more fingers to curl (contract), or pull sideways or in toward your palm.
Dupuytren contracture - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Sep 28, 2023 · In most cases, Dupuytren contracture can be diagnosed by the look and feel of the hands. Other tests are rarely necessary. Health care providers compare the hands with each other and check for puckering on the skin of the palms.
Dupuytren's Contracture: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
Nov 5, 2022 · Dupuytren's disease, also called Dupuytren’s contracture, is an abnormal thickening and tightening of the normally loose and flexible tissue beneath the skin of the palm and fingers, called...