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 Contracture: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
2022年11月5日 · 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...
Dupuytren Contracture: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
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.
About Dupuytren’s disease | The British Dupuytren's Society
Dupuytren’s disease, also called Dupuytren’s contracture, is a benign thickening of the connective tissue, or fascia, of the palm and fingers. It usually starts with a tiny lump, called a nodule, in the palm that is often mistaken for a blister or callus.
Dupuytren's Contracture: Pictures, Symptoms, Causes, Treatments - WebMD
2023年2月13日 · Dupuytren's (du-pwe-TRANZ) contracture is a condition that gradually causes connective tissue under the skin of your palm to thicken and become scar-like. Although Dupuytren's isn't always...
Dupuytren contracture - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2023年9月28日 · 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 - 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.
Dupuytren's Disease - Dupuytren's Contracture - OrthoInfo
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's Contracture - American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Dupuytren’s contracture is a disorder of the palm of the hand and fingers. In the normal hand there is a fibrous tissue called fascia. Fascia covers the important nerves, blood vessels, muscles, and tendons.
Understanding Dupuytren's Contracture - WebMD
2023年9月12日 · Dupuytren's contracture is a condition that causes thick, tough tissue to form under the skin of the palm. The thickened, shortened tissue eventually forces some of the fingers to curl...