BARON Guillaume Dupuytren, 1 in 1832, attributed the hand deformity that now bears his name to retraction of the palmar aponeurosis, and an extensive literature has since appeared concerning its ...

Patient selection should consider Raynaud phenomenon severity, disability level, magnitude of initial extension loss, and disease duration. Serial casting may serve as an effective adjunctive method ...

Systemic sclerosis can lead to significant disability. Flexion contractures of the proximal interphalangeal joints are common in systemic sclerosis. Serial casting can be used to correct these ...

Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) and percutaneous needle fasciotomy (PNF) are two treatment options for Dupuytren disease. Ingi Thor Hauksson et al conducted a study was to compare these 2 ...

Diabetes can lead to several types of hand mobility issues. Some are unique to diabetes and some are not. But they all result in uncomfortable or painful hand stiffness and immobility, and they can ...

Many individuals with chronic stroke demonstrate contracture of the elbow flexors. The development of contracture may be attributable to underlying impairments such as weakness, flexion synergy, and ...

IN CIVILIAN life, acute suppurative tenosynovitis and trauma to the joint phalanges are the most common causes of loss of flexor function in the hand. Loss of flexor function means loss of the "hook ...

Hypertonia in severe dementia raises the risk of heel and trochanteric ulcers, leading to serious morbidity and mortality without proper positioning and care Pressure injuries to the heels and ...

K.W. is an active 92-year-old, right-handed, Caucasian female with nodule and contracture formation of the right palmar fascia with extension to the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal ...

Dupuytren's contracture (DC) is a progressive fibroproliferative disorder of an unknown origin affecting palmar fascia, causing irreversible finger flexion contractures. The metacarpophalangeal (MCP) ...