Dupuytren's contracture
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dupuytren-s-contracture-207-8455570
title:
Dupuytren's contracture
text:
Dupuytren's contracture is a condition in which one or more fingers become permanently bent in a flexed position. It is named after Guillaume Dupuytren, who first described the underlying mechanism of action, followed by the first successful operation in 1831 and publication of the results in The Lancet in 1834. It usually begins as small, hard nodules just under the skin of the palm, then worsens over time until the fingers can no longer be fully straightened. While typically not painful, some
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description:
Disease with gradual bending of the fingers due to scar tissue build-up within the palms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupuytren%27s_contracture
date created:
2004-06-17T10:24:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T00:11:25Z
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