Dupuytren's Contracture
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Dupuytren's Contracture
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When people have Dupuytren's contracture, the tissue under the skin in the palm of the hand gets thick. Over time, this makes the fingers (usually the ring and little fingers) stiff and keeps them from straightening all the way.
Reproduced with permission from: Sheon RP, Moskowitz RW, Goldberg VM. Soft Tissue Rheumatic Pain: Recognition, Management, Prevention, 3rd ed, Williams&Wilkins, Baltimore 1996. Copyright ‚ © 1996 Lippincott Williams&Wilkins.
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Dupuytren's contracture
When people have Dupuytren's contracture, the tissue under the skin in the palm of the hand gets thick. Over time, this makes the fingers (usually the ring and little fingers) stiff and keeps them from straightening all the way.
Reproduced with permission from: Sheon RP, Moskowitz RW, Goldberg VM. Soft Tissue Rheumatic Pain: Recognition, Management, Prevention, 3rd ed, Williams&Wilkins, Baltimore 1996. Copyright ‚ © 1996 Lippincott Williams&Wilkins.
http://www.lww.com
Graphic 60082 Version 6.0