- 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. (wikipedia.org)
- Typically, Dupuytren's contracture first presents as a thickening or nodule in the palm, which initially can be with or without pain. (wikipedia.org)
- In Dupuytren's contracture, the palmar fascia within the hand becomes abnormally thick, which can cause the fingers to curl and can impair finger function. (wikipedia.org)
- thus, over time, Dupuytren's contracture decreases a person's ability to hold objects and use the hand in many different activities. (wikipedia.org)
- Dupuytren's contracture can also be experienced as embarrassing in social situations and can affect quality of life People may report pain, aching, and itching with the contractions. (wikipedia.org)
- It is thought the condition Peyronie's disease is related to Dupuytren's contracture. (wikipedia.org)
- Dupuytren's contracture results from thickening and shortening of the palmar fascia. (medmastery.com)
- The cause of Dupuytren's contracture is unknown but it has multiple associations including alcoholism, smoking, epilepsy, diabetes, repeated trauma, and family history. (oxfordmedicaleducation.com)
- What is Dupuytren's Contracture? (health-local.com)
- Dupuytren's contracture is a fairly common disorder of the fingers. (health-local.com)
- Dupuytren's contracture forms when the palmar fascia tightens, causing the fingers to bend. (health-local.com)
- Dupuytren's contracture usually affects only the ring and little finger. (health-local.com)
- No one knows exactly what causes Dupuytren's contracture. (health-local.com)
- People who smoke have a greater risk of having Dupuytren's contracture. (health-local.com)
- What does Dupuytren's contracture feel like? (health-local.com)
- Dupuytren's contracture is a condition of the palmar fascia involving contractures of the fascia and skin in the hand. (biomedcentral.com)
- Current treatment for Dupuytren's contracture is mainly limited to surgery. (biomedcentral.com)
- In the Netherlands, little is known about the prevalence of Dupuytren's contracture. (biomedcentral.com)
- In this study we determined the prevalence of patients with a hospitalization for Dupuytren's contracture in the Netherlands and characterized their (re)hospitalizations. (biomedcentral.com)
- From the PHARMO database, which consists of multiple observational databases linked on a patient level, all patients hospitalized for Dupuytren's contracture between 2004 and 2007 were included in the source population (ICD-9-CM code 728.6). (biomedcentral.com)
- Numbers from this source population were used to provide estimates of hospitalizations for Dupuytren's contracture in the Netherlands. (biomedcentral.com)
- Type of admission, length of stay, recorded procedures, treating specialty, number of rehospitalizations for Dupuytren's contracture, and time to first rehospitalization were assessed. (biomedcentral.com)
- The overall prevalence of patients with a hospitalization for Dupuytren's contracture was 0.04%, with the highest prevalence (0.25%) among 60-79 year old males. (biomedcentral.com)
- During a median (IQR) follow-up of 2.9 (1.8-4.0) years, 523 patients were rehospitalized for Dupuytren's contracture. (biomedcentral.com)
- This study is a first exploration of Dupuytren's contracture in the Netherlands based on hospitalizations, showing a prevalence of 0.25% among 60-79 year old males. (biomedcentral.com)
- Future studies should also address outpatient procedures to get a complete picture of the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture. (biomedcentral.com)
- In addition, patients not yet treated should be included to be able to estimate the prevalence of Dupuytren's contracture. (biomedcentral.com)
- The main consequence of Dupuytren's contracture is impaired function of the hand, which affects daily activities at the workplace and at home [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- Although many studies have been performed, the exact etiology of Dupuytren's contracture remains unknown. (biomedcentral.com)
- Dupuytren's disease (DD) is an ill-defined fibroproliferative disorder of the palm of the hands leading to digital contracture. (biomedcentral.com)
- At this point, Dupuytren's disease becomes Dupuytren's contracture. (dupuytrens-contracture.com)
- The body self-heals an unknown percent of early Dupuytren disease, and even reduces later, larger palm nodules and cords of Dupuytren's contracture. (dupuytrens-contracture.com)
- The big deal about hand surgery for Dupuytren's contracture is important to understand. (dupuytrens-contracture.com)
- Recurrence happens because it is the nature of Dupuytren's contracture to make too much collagen. (dupuytrens-contracture.com)
- I was diagnosed with Dupuytren's contracture ten years ago. (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- To determine if Celiac disease and Dupuytren's contracture share common pathophysiological origins and/or genetic associations. (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- To elicit a response in the comment section from blog readers who have both Celiac disease and Dupuytren's contracture. (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- The frequency of Dupuytren's contracture is ten times greater in people with type 1 diabetes than in the general population. (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- The main objective of this (un)scientific, blog-sourced study is to determine a relationship between Celiac disease and Dupuytren's contracture. (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- Is there a comorbidity between Celiac disease and Dupuytren's contracture? (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- Should people diagnosed with Dupuytren's contracture be screened for Celiac disease? (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- Should people with Dupuytren's contracture go on an anti-inflammatory, gluten-free diet? (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- Do you have Dupuytren's contracture? (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- P.S. I chose the above photo because it implied a warm connection between people (all of us) and the image of contracted ring and pinky fingers is exactly what Dupuytren's contracture looks like. (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- Dupuytren's disease is a fibroproliferative disease that affects the palmar hand, causing progressive, permanent, and symptomatic flexion contracture of the digits. (bvsalud.org)
- The underlying mechanism involves the formation of abnormal connective tissue within the palmar fascia. (wikipedia.org)
- Another type of connective tissue, called fascia, surrounds and separates the tendons and muscles of the hand. (health-local.com)
- Dupruytren's contracture is a disease that typically affects the connective tissue in the palm of the hand, although it can also impact the feet. (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- Deep fascia is the dense fibrous connective tissue that interpenetrates and surrounds the muscles, bones, nerves and blood vessels of the body. (wikidoc.org)
- Visceral Fascia suspends the organs within their cavities and wraps them in layers of connective tissue membranes . (wikidoc.org)
- Involutional phase - In this phase the disease, spreads along the fascia and into the fingers, resulting in the development of a cord. (medscape.com)
- Residual phase - During the residual phase, the disease continues to spread into the fingers and the cord tightens, creating a contracture. (medscape.com)
- Dupuytren contracture is progressive contracture of the palmar fascial bands, causing flexion deformities of the fingers. (msdmanuals.com)
- Treatment references Dupuytren contracture is progressive contracture of the palmar fascial bands, causing flexion deformities of the fingers. (msdmanuals.com)
- The fascia separates into thin bands of tissue at the fingers. (health-local.com)
- Being that our fingers are slightly bent when our hand is relaxed, many people put up with the contracture for a long time. (health-local.com)
- The diagnosis is based on the presence of fibromatous nodule formations in the palmar fascia, which slowly (i.e. over several months or even years) progress to cords leading eventually to contractures of joints in fingers. (biomedcentral.com)
- In stage B the disease spreads up the fascia and into the fingers, leading to the development of a cord. (biomedcentral.com)
- In stage C the disease spreads up the fingers, eventually creating a tight cord such that the fingers are forced to progressively bend, and are unable to straighten, effecting an irreversible contracture. (biomedcentral.com)
- Dark or Dirty appearing horizontal lines over palmar and lateral aspects of fingers. (online-sciences.com)
- The fascia becomes thick and shortened, causing the fingers to contract and pull inward. (glutenfreeforgood.com)
- Grade 1 disease presents as a thickened nodule and a band in the palmar apononeurosis. (biomedcentral.com)
- Dupuytren contracture belongs to the group of fibromatoses that include plantar fibromatosis (Ledderhose disease), penile fibromatosis (Peyronie disease), and fibromatosis of the dorsal PIP joints (Garrod nodes or knuckle pads). (medscape.com)
- Normally, the palmar fascia consists of collagen type I, but in Dupuytren patients, the collagen changes to collagen type III, which is significantly thicker than collagen type I. People with severe involvement often show lumps on the back of their finger joints (called "Garrod's pads", "knuckle pads", or "dorsal Dupuytren nodules"), and lumps in the arch of the feet (plantar fibromatosis or Ledderhose disease). (wikipedia.org)
- Dupuytren disease (DD) is a fibrosing disorder that results in slowly progressive thickening and shorting of the palmar fascia and leads to debilitating digital contractures, particularly of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints or the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints. (medscape.com)
- Arrow denotes the cord often present in Dupuytren contracture. (medscape.com)
- Dupuytren contracture is most commonly observed in persons of Northern European descent and affects 4-6% of Whites worldwide. (medscape.com)
- Arrow denotes the typical cords of Dupuytren contracture. (medscape.com)
- Since 2002 the Dupuytren Contracture Institute has helped people who struggle with an expanding and tightening lump on the palm. (dupuytrens-contracture.com)
- Palmar erythema is reddish skin on the palm of the hand, which is also due to an increase in estradiol. (medmastery.com)
- This control is lost as the disorder develops and the palmar fascia contracts, or tightens. (health-local.com)
- The earliest sign of a contracture is a triangular "puckering" of the skin of the palm as it passes over the flexor tendon just before the flexor crease of the finger, at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint. (wikipedia.org)
- Metacarpophalangeal joint and proximal interphalangeal joint contractures are also present. (medscape.com)
- Note the metacarpophalangeal joint contracture. (medscape.com)
- The high density of collagen fibers is what gives the deep fascia its strength and integrity. (wikidoc.org)
- If the hand cannot be placed flat on a table or, especially, when significant contracture develops at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints, surgery is usually indicated. (msdmanuals.com)
- Peyronie Disease Peyronie disease is fibrosis of the cavernous sheaths leading to contracture of the investing fascia of the corpora, resulting in a deviated and sometimes painful erection. (msdmanuals.com)
- Incomplete excision or new disease results in recurrent contracture, especially in patients who are young at disease onset or who have a family history, Garrod pads, Peyronie disease, or plantar foot involvement. (msdmanuals.com)
- After pregnancy and weight loss, the superficial fascia slowly reverts to its original level of tension. (wikidoc.org)
- In addition to its subcutaneous presence, this type of fascia surrounds organs and glands , neurovascular bundles, and is found at many other locations where it fills otherwise unoccupied space. (wikidoc.org)
- Surgical resection of the tumor with a longitudinal and zig-zag incision of the palm was performed exposing the mass surrounding the palmar digital branch of the median nerve. (bvsalud.org)
- Without treatment, the contracture can become so severe that you cannot straighten your finger, and eventually you may not be able to use your hand effectively. (health-local.com)
- The contracture is like extra scar tissue just under the skin. (health-local.com)
- Fascia is an uninterrupted, three-dimensional web of tissue that extends from head to toe, from front to back, from interior to exterior. (wikidoc.org)
- After injury, it is the fascia that creates an environment for tissue repair . (wikidoc.org)
- Fascia is a highly adaptable tissue. (wikidoc.org)
- Stage A generally starts as a small lump in the palm of the hand, often just under the digit on the palmar crease. (biomedcentral.com)
- Although the exact cause is unknown, it occurs most often in middle-aged, white men and is genetic in nature, meaning it runs in families. (health-local.com)
- [ 12 ] On physical examination, palmar skin blanching is seen with finger extension. (medscape.com)
- Although the existing available biological information on DD may contain potentially valuable (though largely uninterpreted) information, the precise aetiology of DD remains unknown. (biomedcentral.com)
- CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES AND INJURIES I. INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES (001-139) Includes: diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible as well as a few diseases of unknown but possibly infectious origin Excludes: acute respiratory infections (460-466) influenza (487. (cdc.gov)
- Fascia functions as the body's first line of defense against pathogenic agents and infections . (wikidoc.org)